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Devils Lake Heartland Care Project
DEVILS LAKE, ND (AP) ? A Devils Lake nursing home is launching a $7.8 million expansion and renovation project. A groundbreaking ceremony was scheduled Monday for the project at the Lake Region Lutheran Home's Heartland Care Center. The project is being financed through US Department of Agriculture's Rural Development's Community Facilities Program, with half of the funding coming from a direct loan; the other half from a guaranteed loan through Ramsey National Bank and Trust of Devils Lake and the Bank of North Dakota. The project aims to provide the dedicated healthcare services within the local community, according to Jasper Schneider, USDA Rural Development State Director, who will be on hand for the event, along with Devils Lake Mayor Dick Johnson. The project includes a 16-bed Alzheimer's unit addition to the 74-bed nursing home and an addition that will house a multipurpose room and offices. The project will add a total of more than 16000 square feet and remodel another 17600. Work will take about a year

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