Province to fund a new adult care centre in Fredericton

A new adult day centre in Fredericton will provide support for people caring for family members with dementia in their homes.

The new facility—part of the province's Home First Strategy—will be an extension of the York Care Centre.

Minister of Social Development Cathy Rogers said the day centre will give seniors, and family members who care for them, an occasional break. 

"It's just one more piece to help seniors, and their caregivers, and their families to be able to stay at home as long as possible," she said.

Rogers would not say how much the addition to the York Care Centre would cost.

The program will have 15 spaces available, but Rogers said the number could increase, depending on donations.

She said the spaces will cost $40 a day, but could be subsidized depending on need.

There are already 17 adult day centres in New Brunswick, as part of the government's strategy to keep more seniors in their homes, and out of nursing homes and hospitals.

Rogers said the goal is to have 100 day centre spaces available across the province.