VIDEO: Residents impressed with new seniors' home plans
CBC News
Posted: Dec 7, 2011 7:41 PM AT
Last Updated: Dec 7, 2011 7:33 PM AT
An $18 million rebuild of the Prince Edward Home — a seniors' home in Charlottetown — is scheduled to be completed in 2013 and residents say they're excited for a place that will feel more like a home than a hospital.
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