Orange County Legislature Picks Firm to Develop Valley View Master Plan

Published on March 10, 2024

The Orange County Legislature on March 7 authorized Chairwoman Katherine Bonelli to enter a contract with Health Dimensions Group to develop a master plan for a continuing care campus at Valley View.  The contract with the Minnesota-based senior care consulting firm costs around $139,000.  County Legislator and Valley View Advisory Committee Chairperson Michael Amo said at the legislative meeting that the master plan contract marked a major milestone on the multi-year journey of enhancing the value of the sole county-owned nursing home property.  “We have been working on this project for five years,” Mr. Amo said before the vote on the contract. “In that five-year range, we have been trying to figure out [what we can do] to help the residents of Orange County age in place, how they want to live their last few years of life, and how they want to deal with long-term care needs.” ...

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