Is this "Home-for-the-Elderly" costly?

01. Mother had always wanted a residential place where peace and privacy prevailed. This she had throughout her solo "Independent Life" - and even more so, during her fully "Dependent Life". The Family House (which she built in Project 4, Quezon City) was her home from Yr 1953 - and even until death in April 2002. She died in her sleep in her own bed in the silence of her own house - without the presence of her Children who have families of their own residing elsewhere. This is how she wanted to die - in peace and in privacy.

02. In the course of time, MANILA (the original center of Commerce, Communication, Transport, Education, Entertainment, etc.) gradually expanded to encompass neighboring towns and cities - and ultimately became known as Metropolitan Manila. Alongside the growth of the metropolies to accomodate the continuing increase in population, city dwellers relocated to residential subdivisions in the suburbs. MARIKINA (the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines") gradually transformed into a well-planned multi-awarded city. Barangay Marikina Heights (located in the sparsely populated hillside slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range East-of- Manila and situated about 5 kms NorthEast from Marikina City Proper) came to be the geographic political entity of what started, in the early 1960s, to be the privately-owned circularly-developed road-network Marikina Heights Subdivision. Moreover -

• Barangay Marikina Heights is host to the Catholic Parish of St Gabriel (of Our Lady of Sorrows) with its upcoming imposing centrally-located Church-cum-Columbary; to St Scholastica Academy (an exclusive school for girls), Marist School (an exclusive school for boys), and many other schools; to about 10 Catholic Religious Communities (Formation & Retirement); to C&P S'mall where Rustan's Supermart, Jollibee, McDonald's are frequently patronized; to Shell Gasoline Station; to various Handicrafts/Garden Supplies/Garment Exporters; to a Butterfly DemoFarm; and to many others.
• Barangay Marikina Heights residents are serviced (for a Fee) by the gov't-regulated franchised concessionares (Meralco Light, ManilaWater, PLDT Telephone, Tricycle Transport) - and are Gov't-provided (for free) Garbage collection, Emergency Ambulance, etc.
• Barangay Marikina Heights road network is mostly cemented - with an increasing mileage of Pedestrian Sidewalks and of Biking Lane.
• Barangay Marikina Heights has a well-maintained "Clean and Green Environment".

03. Felicidad Homes # 1 shall be located in Barangay Marikina Heights about 1 km from the St Gabriel Parish Church-cum-Columbary; about 1.5 kms from the Barangay Hall and from the C&P S'Mall; about 4.5 kms from the upcoming Tertiary-level Multi-Specialty Hospital; about 5 kms from the City Hall, from the City Sport Complex, from the newly opened Marquinton Food/Cinema/Shopping Center; about 5.5 kms from the Marikina River Park.

04. Felicidad Homes # 1 shall be a specially-designed "Home-for-the-Elderly" for 30 Dependent Seniors provided with individual private quarters (w/ T&B, TV set, Landline Phone, PComputer w/ Internet Connectivity) - and with an appropriate Package-of-Services. The "Basic Package" (Board & Lodging - inclusive of 3xDay Meals, of 2xWeek Laundry, of 2xWeek PT professional service, of 7x24/1:10 Caregiving Service, of 1xWeek Medical consultation) would cost U$ 30/day per Resident-Tenant. A "Special Package" could be negotiated on a Case-to-Case basis.

05. Felicidad Homes # 1 is envisioned to be "Open-for-Occupancy" by 3Q2006 - or earlier.