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 facilitypart of the province's Home First Strategywill be an extension of theYork Care Centre.

Minister of Social Development Cathy Rogers saidthe day centre will giveseniors,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 saidthe number could increase,depending on donations.

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

There are already 17 adult day centres in New Brunswick, aspart of the government'sstrategy to keep more seniors in theirhomes, and out ofnursing homes and hospitals.

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