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Community overview

York Care Centre is a long-term care home in Fredericton, New Brunswick, with 218 long-term care beds in private and semi-private rooms. The organization also offers an Adult Day Program for people with dementia or social isolation, a Nursing Home Without Walls program for older adults living at home, and affordable supportive and independent living apartments nearby. Care follows a person-centred approach in which residents and families are part of the overall model of care.

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York Care Centre is a long-term care home at 100 Sunset Dr in Fredericton, New Brunswick, with 218 beds and nearby supportive and independent living.

Care & support

Admission to long-term care goes through a pre-admission clinical and financial assessment by the New Brunswick Department of Social Development.

Care & support

A Spiritual Care Coordinator on staff meets with residents and families and works with different faith groups, in an ecumenical program.

Care & support

A Family Advocacy group meets quarterly as a support group for family members and friends of residents, and a Resident Council advocates for residents.

Rooms & living spaces

Each resident room has a hospital bed, nightstand, over-bed table, visitor chair, large armoire and nurse call system, and families are encouraged to bring items such as a favourite chair, quilt, photos or a flat-screen TV.

Rooms & living spaces

Hawkins House at 116 Sunset Drive has 31 self-contained studio apartments over three levels with an elevator, and offers two meals a day, weekly housekeeping and laundry, and a call bell system in each apartment.

Rooms & living spaces

Independent living apartments for seniors aged 55 and over are available at 91, 95 and 120 Sunset Drive, in one- and two-bedroom units with stove and fridge, security doors with an intercom, on-site laundry and parking.

Dining & meals

A dietitian manages menu planning around residents' tastes, textures, nutritional requirements and dietary restrictions, and visits each resident.

Dining & meals

The weekly menu is available in each residential unit, and residents who choose to may get a daily meal from the on-site cafe at their own cost.

Activities & connection

Therapeutic Recreation Coordinators run programs including a narrative program, sensory stimulation therapy, a Snoezelen therapy room, music therapy, an iPod program, intergenerational programs, pet therapy and outings.

Activities & connection

Each residential unit has its own monthly activity calendar, posted in resident rooms, on the website and on unit information boards.

Shared spaces & amenities

The campus has an on-site cafe, a hair salon, dental services, church services and entertainment that Hawkins House and independent living tenants can also join.

Location & getting around

York Care Centre is at 100 Sunset Drive in Fredericton, with its supportive and independent living buildings on the same street in quiet residential surroundings.