Date: Friday, March 23, 2012, 5:00am CDT

SCC Healthcare Group will start construction this month on a $10 million rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility in Rockwall that will target people who don’t qualify for home health care but no longer require a hospital stay.

The 52,000-square-foot Lakeside Rehabilitation Center will have 140 beds. The concrete slab will be poured by the end of the month at the site on Medical Drive, next to Rainbow Lake and near Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall, said Shane Lewis, partner of SCC Healthcare, a 33-year-old Rockwall skilled nursing facility operator and developer.

The facility is scheduled to open in November or December. ...

Lance Murray can be reached at 214-706-7106