Elevate! Friends Home Campaign
A Campaign for Accessibility
CHALLENGE
Currently the Friends Home building has a single small elevator which severely limits accessibility:
- Only a few residents at a time with walkers
- Only one wheelchair at a time resulting in a backup during mealtime and activities
- These inconveniences limit wheelchair use
- Hard to get to second floor and main activities room on a lower level
SOLUTION
Build a separate elevator tower and larger elevator onto the main building:
- Larger elevator will accommodate multiple wheelchairs and a gurney.
- Place at the end of a hallway so that residents will have an easier way to get between floors,
- New elevator will give access to the attic as a sizable storage area
IMPACT
All of FHK will be FULLY accessible to residents, families, friends:
- Opens up two stories to wheelchair use and provides access to all programs
- Provides gurney accessibility
- Speeds up resident flow between floors
- Increases the number of rooms designated as wheelchair accessible
- Expands our census potential
- Limits stairway risks.
Multi-year pledge opportunities are available. Gifts in memory of a loved one are welcomed. Family contributions are encouraged. Please contact Wright Horne via email: whorne@fhkennett.org or phone: (609) 774-3049.
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Contributions to Friends Home in Kennett are fully tax-deductible. Our EIN number is: 23-0604260.