Nearly $1M grant will create only center for memory care in Aroostook County
Staff of the Aroostook Agency on Aging gather during a press conference Friday morning to announce a nearly $1 million grant to create the Aroostook Memory Care Center. From left are Rev. Kenneth Phelps, chairperson of the agency's board; Ruth White, manager of service coordination; Joy Barresi Saucier, executive director; and Chris Beaulieu, manager of nutrition and home care. Credit: Paula Brewer / The Star-Herald
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — People suffering from dementia in Aroostook County will find care closer to home when a memory care facility opens in Presque Isle next summer.
The Aroostook Agency on Aging has received $977,135 in grant funds to create the Aroostook Memory Care Center, which will serve residents countywide who have Alzheimer’s disease and their families.
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