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HOLYOKE, Mass. (Tribune News Service) All Francis “Skip” Hennessy wanted for Christmas was a ride home. The 82-year-old U.S. Army veteran settled in at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke in late 2019. His mobility deteriorated after a fall. Mild dementia had taken hold. His daughter was comforted when her father won a bed at his twilight home of choice after 10 months on a waiting list. Initially, his move to the state-run facility was a bit rough. Staff were caring, albeit a little scant. The rooms were slightly cramped and threadbare. But by Christmas 2019 Hennessy donned a Santa hat and joined in the home’s holiday festivities, according to his daughter, Erin Schadel. Guilt over placing her father in a nursing home was replaced by relief. ....
To renovate or replace? Holyoke Soldiers’ Home trustees mull options as facility, state race toward new design Updated Dec 16, 2020; HOLYOKE Plans for a new, $300 million Holyoke Soldiers’ Home are coming into focus, nearly eight months after the coronavirus ravaged the patient population and sickened nearly 100 staff. The outdated, cramped design of the nearly 70-year-old building, along with a shortage of staffing and leadership in over its head was partially blamed for the loss of 76 veterans to the disease. State officials were mobilized after the outbreak to send in emergency staff including the National Guard and other medical personnel. During a special meeting of the Soldiers’ Home board of trustees Wednesday evening, a principal of the Payette Group made a presentation outlining in more detail its recommendations for a new facility. Scott Parker told trustees the design firm favors building a new facility on the existing footprint of the Cherry St ....