Ava Health's new Homestead facility on Grand Mesa is set to open October 19, offering 32 beds for subacute mental-health stabilization, medical detox, and residential treatment. This opening will significantly expand mental health and detox services for the Western Slope. According to Ava Health CEO Christopher Bennett, writing in his weekly “Letters from the Resistance” column, this facility will be the sole provider in the region for subacute mental-health stabilization and mental-health residential treatment. He added that it will more than double regional medical-detox capacity.
The new facility is located on 40 acres on Grand Mesa, in a building that Ava Health renovated from its former use as a yoga retreat. Its opening aims to address critical needs for mental health and substance abuse treatment in the area, providing specialized care previously unavailable or severely limited locally.
In other local business news, the Animal ER of the Western Slope has moved to a new, larger location at 2558 Patterson Road in Grand Junction. The Animal ER announced in a news release that the new facility offers "more room and better resources" to care for pets, emphasizing that it will be the same team and commitment, but with increased space to operate effectively.
Rimrock Pools & Spas has also relocated in Grand Junction. The business is now operating from 552 25 Road, Suite C. This new address was formerly home to One Source Lighting, which closed its operations earlier this year. Rimrock Pools & Spas previously conducted business at 2586 U.S. Highway 6&50.
Frame Depot, located at 529 Bogart Lane, is celebrating an expansion into the other half of the building it has occupied for a long time. To mark this growth, the store is hosting an “Expandaversary Party” on October 17. The event will feature a live radio remote broadcast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will offer customers samples of Poppy popcorn and Tea with Tae.
Finally, Big 5 Sporting Goods wants to clarify that it is not closing its Grand Junction store. A recent clearance sale, which ended October 7, led to customer confusion due to a sign on the front of the building that read “Inventory Liquidation.” The store manager confirmed that many customers inquired if Big 5 was going out of business because of the sign. The manager stated definitively that the store is not closing. The clearance sale was simply to clear out some inventory.
