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For over 60 years, the Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes has been serving the elderly and other individuals with physical and/or mental disabilities from the Chaleur region to ensure the best quality of care and services.

The Foyer is accredited by the province of New Brunswick and regulated by the Nursing Homes Act of New Brunswick. Our private non-profit organization has become an important regional institution.

In our region, the Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a major local employer – 145 employees are working to offer our clientele the services and care they need and daily pursue the mission initiated in 1943 by our founders the Religious Hospitallers of Saint-Joseph.

A regional vocation has been granted to the Foyer by the Department of Social Development. Our institution is the only one in the Chaleur region to offer specialized care for people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. This extends our role to all 40,000 residents residing in our region.

In May 2000, the Foyer moved into a new building with modern facilities that are better equipped to meet the new demands for nursing care, given that the needs of some of our residents are evolving and changing.

That was the first crucial stage of a dynamic challenge: to maintain and upgrade the quality of care we provide. In order for elderly residents from the Chaleur region to have quality care that is adapted to their needs, our facilities must be kept updated to meet modern standards of nursing-home practices in the 21st century!

It is in this spirit that the Fondation Le Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Foundation Inc. continues its commitment and efforts to further invest in its endowment fund.

Note that an endowment fund is created from a principal sum that remains intact and is invested by the Foundation in perpetuity. The interest generated by your gift will be devoted to an aspect of the project to improve the quality of life at the Foyer: specialized equipment, general equipment, staff training, or additional services for residents (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, pastoral ministry).

The Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is an integral part of our “regional heritage”. This solicitation is designed to help our institution uphold its mission and continue to play a leading role in the future. In contributing to the foundation, this would testify of the interest you hold towards the promotion of quality of life for the Chaleur region, in particular the seniors of our region.

We sincerely hope we can count on your contribution and help us continue the work dedicated to our community.

Should you wish to contribute to the quality of life of our residents, you can send your donation at the following address or visit our offices in person from Monday to Friday during office hours: 8am to 12 and 1pm to 4pm.

Le Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Inc.
2055 Vallée Lourdes
Bathurst, NB
E2A 4P8

For a donation In Memoriam, you can download the following brochure:

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