You've watched construction on Vancrest of Ada. Here's how the site will appear when completed later this year. 

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The $6 million Vancrest of Ada nursing home that is now under construction will probably be completed by December, according to Mark A. White, president, Vancrest Management Corp.

The 56,000-square-foot facility will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units within the main facility. Rehab services will be available when it opens. Vancrest of Ada will employ 75 to 85 people.

The facility is under construction on West North Avenue (State Route 81), across from Ada schools. The auditor's office reports the company purchased the 18.5 acres from Travis Baker for $250,000 in January, 2014.

Vancrest owner and president, Mark White, is a graduate of ONU. The new facility offers new avenues for ONU’s allied health sciences program by providing students with possible internships, practical hands-on experiences and volunteer opportunities.

It also may provide ONU's nursing and pharmacy students with possible research and practical teaching opportunities.