Sun Room Plans

East End Hospice unveils its big plans

For the first time since its founding in 1986, East End Hospice will be able to construct a facility that will offer inpatient services, thanks to a contribution of six acres of waterfront property in Quogue.

Elmo Monfrede, who died in January 2000, was a single man with no living relatives to inherit his property, according to hospice president and CEO Priscilla Ruffin. Speaking at a press conference at East End Hospice offices in Westhampton Beach last Thursday, Ms. Ruffin said Mr. Monfrede’s longtime friendship with one of the group’s founding board members, Dorothy Savage, led him to will the land to the organization.

“He very much wanted to see [the land] used for hospice purposes,” Ms. Ruffin said.

In a somewhat stealthy fundraising effort over the past year, East End Hospice, which mainly cares for the terminally ill in their homes, has brought in $4 million toward an estimated $10 million goal. Construction is estimated to cost $8 million and the plan is to use the remaining $2 million to start an endowment to maintain the unit.

Architect Roger Ferris of Roger Ferris & Partners LLC of Westport, Conn., described the planned facility as “a village” with eight individual patient rooms, each with a full view of the pond and daily sunsets.

Each room will open onto a private deck and vaulted ceilings will provide a sunny atmosphere, he said.

The facility will include a sunroom and library as well as transitional space outside each patient room for family members to gather. There will be a full kitchen for use by families and staff and a spa room with a soaking tub.

Skylights will illuminate the main hallway, Mr. Ferris said.

Hospice services are covered by Medicare and Medicaid as well as by some private insurers, but no patient is turned away for lack of money, Ms. Ruffin said. East End Hospice does depend on contributions and fundraising efforts to augment payments for the services it renders to terminally ill patients and their families, she said.

The inpatient facility will provide “a really beautiful, bucolic spot” with appropriate care, she said.

The organization had to pass muster with the New York State Department of Health and gain zoning approval to operate an inpatient hospice program in Quogue. It still faces site plan approval before construction can get under way, according to campaign steering committee chairman L. Wesley Lowd.

“It’s a hard time to raise money,” Ms. Ruffin said. “We’re grateful to be as far along as we are.

Consider sunroom plans for a luxury addition | Construction ...

Sunroom plans can create a room in your home that is as comfortable as any other, yet as close to nature as possible without enduring the elements. A sunroom can offer a peacefulness to your free time that you cannot find anywhere else. Moreover, it can offer some great health benefits. Exposing our bodies to the sun boosts vitamin D production. Vitamin D helps our bodies absorb the calcium necessary to keep bones strong. Throughout the winter months, many people’s bodies can’t keep up with the necessary vitamin D production. As a result, our bones suffer from diseases like osteoporosis. Building a sunroom would allow you to enjoy the benefits of the sun without having to endure the cold winter weather. There are several options to consider when thinking about sunroom plans.

There are several options when considering sunroom plans

Many contractors have a variety of pre-made sunroom plans at their disposal. Contacting a local person would give you the option of asking questions, planning, and getting an immediate price estimate for your sunroom. The one drawback to this, though, is you may want something a bit different than what the contractor has in his or her available plans. In that case, you may have to contact an architect to create new plans. While not a terrible option, it can be a bit of a hassle in the end.

Another option when considering sunroom plans is to create your plans online. There are a number of websites that allow you to create the sunroom of your dreams using simple online tools and purchase those plans in the same instant. This can give you a lot of flexibility when it comes to hiring a contractor or completing the work yourself. Often times, in the course of this process, though, you are asked to make the measurements yourself. If your measurements are in any way imprecise, you can throw off the entire planning process causing delays in the completion of your sun room.

A peaceful homeowner is one with a sunroom plan

There are many things to consider when drawing your sunroom plans from construction materials to contractors who can get the job done. It is important to think about every step of the process while working on your sunroom plans. About the Author

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