“This is the final day of our celebration of Rural Health Care Week in Pennsylvania so Ms. They can be used to construct, expand or improve health care facilities such as hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics and assisted-living facilities, as well as to purchase equipment. Public bodies, non-profit organizations and federally recognized tribes in rural areas and towns with up to 20,000 people are eligible for these loans.
The loans are from the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program.
The Quakertown project is part of the $1 billion-plus that USDA provided to rural communities across the country during fiscal year 2017. Funds will be also be used to renovate and expand the kitchen and dining area, renovate the Wing B nursing center to implement a 10-15 bed memory care unit, and convert the laundry facility into an activity room for the memory care residents. is using a $40 million USDA Community Facilities Program Direct Loan to construct 123 assisted living units – a 73-unit wing and a 50-unit wing, both attached to the existing nursing center in Quakertown. "Access to quality health care services is a foundation for quality of life and economic opportunity in rural America." "Under Secretary Perdue's leadership, partnering to facilitate rural prosperity is a key priority," Hazlett said. Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA Rural Development is investing more than $40 million in a new assisted living facility.