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Town awards $49,000 to Alzheimer’s Foundation as group plans $4 million dementia center
Summary
The Town of Babylon approved a $49,000 ARPA grant to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and heard the group say it has purchased a former convent and will invest $4,000,000 to open a day therapeutic and dementia training center, with construction due to finish in December and a planned January opening.
The Town of Babylon on Oct. 9 awarded a $49,000 grant from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to support local services. The foundation’s representative told the board the organization has purchased a former convent at Dominican Village and plans to invest $4,000,000 to convert the property into a day therapeutic and dementia training center, with construction expected to conclude in December and an opening targeted for January.
The foundation’s representative described the purchase and investment as a commitment to provide local programming and thanked the town for its support. “We’re making a $4,000,000 investment in the town,” the representative said, and added that the ARPA award “will be dedicated solely for that facility.” The board framed the award as part of broader ARPA-supported assistance to nonprofits and small businesses following pandemic-related funding shortfalls.
The board did not discuss detailed contract terms, specific programming budgets, or licensing at the meeting. The town and the foundation said the ARPA funds would be applied to the facility’s work but did not provide a line-item breakdown at the public meeting. The foundation representative said the facility will offer day therapeutic services and dementia training but did not specify the number of clients to be served or operating partners.
Next steps identified at the meeting included finalizing construction and local permitting. The foundation representative asked for and received the board’s public recognition; the town did not announce any additional town funding beyond the single grant at the meeting.
