Carmel Convalescent Hospital Site May Be Turned Into Assisted Living, With A Wing For Alzheimer's & Dementia Patients

It appears that the battle has been lost to turn the old Carmel Convalescent Hospital site on Valley Way into condos, and a new project is on track to build much needed housing for senior citizens.  The plans are to start building an assisted living facility starting in January, which will house 62 seniors with an Alzheimer's/dementia wing.  "The historic buildings and the location are going to make quite a large attraction," said developer Frank Prach, who purchased the site for $3.7 million in March of this year.  Neighbors, who had complained about the proposed 46-unit condo project which was rejected by the Board of Supervisors in 2011, will be invited to a meeting about the development next week.  The Board could meet about the project on December 4.