Magnolia Place of Saxonburg showcases new luxury assisted living suites at grand opening event
SAXONBURG — Sometimes patience does pay off.
After nearly four years in the making, Magnolia Place of Saxonburg, a personal care home at 100 Bella Court in Saxonburg, held a grand opening event. The Thursday evening event showcases its 15 new assisted and personal care studios and one-bedroom apartments.
“We are licensed as a Pennsylvania personal care home, which is assisted care,” executive director Christal Ostrowski said. “It’s Magnolia Place of Saxonburg, Magnolia Village is our memory care and this is The Gardens at Magnolia Place.”
Ostrowski and other members of the Magnolia team began the evening with a ribbon cutting and short speech on how they had gotten to this point.
“We have the best care and services that this facility has ever had,” Ostrowski said. “That is all thanks to the support of our amazing owner, amazing team and the families that have been extremely supportive.”
Kelly Waldman serves as one of the owners of The Gardens at Magnolia Place, whom Ostrowski described as a hands-on owner willing to help out in whatever way the staff might need.
“I’m just very proud,” Waldman said. “Not that I’m surprised how things turned out, but I think both the contractor and the team took it above and beyond.”
The Gardens is a collection of a variety of different types of luxury rooms that range from suites to giant one-bedroom apartments, Waldman explained.
About a week before COVID-19 shutdowns came into effect in 2020, Waldman and her team were attempting to begin work on the facility, but that work had to be put on hold for a while.
“It definitely slowed us down,” Waldman said. “The original plan when we took over this building, this wing wasn’t used at all. We knew immediately were going to come in and make it nice, but we really could not do anything for about two years. We really started construction a year ago.”
Residents have yet to move into The Gardens, but Ostrowski said that could happen within a month or two, once the facility passes a state inspection.
Ostrowski said The Gardens is a remodel that was taken down to the studs and rebuilt to what it is today.
Amenities in the facility include a bistro, two lounges, a main kitchen, beauty and barber services, and a transportation service.
Waldman said the total cost of the facility is still working itself out, and soon she will have a better understanding of what her investment will total.
“I’m not sure, but I’m starting to get some invoice requests right now,” she said.
On a night that was dedicated to people who made the facility possible, Waldman explained she is very grateful for everyone’s hard work and looks forward to putting the final touches into the building.
“I’m fortunate to have great teams at all of our personal care homes that we have, but I think this team is truly amazing,” Waldman said. “We are still finalizing a couple things, but we wanted everybody to come in and get a sneak preview of what we’re doing here.”
