Ottawa County attracts nursing care proposals from local, national leaders

As West Michigan hospitals and medical research facilities pour billions of dollars into development and the attraction of top talent to the region, a 25-acre site near Hudsonville has caught the eye of three health care companies, all of whom are vying for the top bid. The winner brings the possibility of new health care jobs to one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

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HUDSONVILLE — Another competitor has emerged for a share of new nursing home beds the state has allocated for Ottawa County.

Rest Haven Christian Services, a Tinley Park, Ill., nonprofit that operates the Haven Park skilled nursing facility in Zeeland, is proposing to build a new 50-bed nursing home in Hudsonville.

Park Place Inn of Hudsonville would be located on 25 acres at 5875 Balsam Drive. The $10.83 million project would include two 10-unit buildings that would share a common wall and a 30-unit, two-story building. Construction would total 38,000 square feet.

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