Mixed feelings as one special care home saved, one closed in Néguac, N.B. – New Brunswick | 24CA News

In bittersweet news for the village of Néguac, N.B., the deadline arrived Friday to be taught the rapid destiny of two particular care houses in the neighborhood. One has obtained a short lived licence to stay open, and the opposite has closed.

The dwelling that can stay open is Villa Néguac, and it’s good news for the residents who had feared its destiny.

Léo Savoie, 88, teared up as he recalled a day in late January when he and different residents of the Villa Néguac particular care dwelling have been informed they would wish to go away in a single month

“It made us really sad,” he informed Global News in French on Thursday.

“We’re a family. We didn’t want to be separated,” he stated.

In late January, the province introduced it could be suspending the working licences of Villa Néguac and close by Foyer St-Bernard, one other care dwelling within the rural northern village, efficient Feb. 17, declining to publicly state the rationale.

Nurse Marc-André Vienneau, who has been working in long-care for 15 years, noticed a chance and is within the course of of buying Villa Néguac.

The province has issued him a short lived licence whereas the transaction is in course of, saying all requirements have been met previous to issuing it.

That means Léo and the opposite residents can keep put.

“The care (of the residents) was not neglected. It’s not part of what was going on,” Vienneau stated of the scenario that led to the licence being suspended underneath the earlier proprietor.

Global News tried to succeed in earlier proprietor Amarjeet Singh Jatana, who additionally owns Foyer St-Bernard, on Thursday and Friday.

“Residents were happy to see me for the first time when I announced the takeover and staff were happy as well,” Vienneau stated.

He stated all the workers has stayed on.

“The new owner is excellent, he is a good man. We think things will go better now,” Savoie stated of Vienneau.

Néguac mayor Georges Savoie stated it’s essential for the residents of Villa Néguac to remain of their neighborhood, near relations.

“At first, I couldn’t believe that somebody would come up in the (span of a) month and put everything together to keep the home open, but we were lucky,” he stated.

A purchaser nonetheless hasn’t been discovered for the 23-bed Foyer St-Bernard.

A launch from the Department of Social Development on Monday said that the present proprietor “is still considering options for the future of the facility.”

All residents “have found suitable alternative living arrangements with the assistance of Social Development staff,” based on a consultant for the Department.

Vienneau stated a number of the Foyer St-Bernard residents have been positioned in Villa Néguac, however declined to say what number of.

He expects the Villa will fill all of its 30 beds subsequent month.

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