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Land Acquired for PICS Long Term Seniors Care Home
Surrey – PICS Society is delighted to announce that land for their Seniors Long Term Care Home has now
been acquired.
The fully serviced two acre land is conveniently located in Central Cloverdale and can easily be accessed
from Langley, Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Vancouver and other town centres of Surrey.
As seniors age in the South Asian community the need for a culturally sensitive Seniors Long Term Care
Home is being acutely felt.
PICS Society’s proposed Long Term Care Home will be a 125 bed facility fully equipped to care for the
elderly who need personalized attention in a setting which is familiar to them.
Surrey Memorial Hospital currently houses 150 South Asian seniors and this facility when built will not
only ease the overcrowding at the hospital but will also save the government at least $1000 per day per
senior.
“We have acquired this land at a cost of $2.6 million and I am asking the entire community to help us
make this project a reality. We need to raise $1 million by December to retain this land and I am
appealing to the entire community to contribute” said Charan Gill, Chief Executive Officer of PICS
Society.
“It’s time to give back and do something for our parents who have spent their entire life caring for us. As
they age and deal with multiple health issues, we need to make sure that they are safe, happy and in a
place that is familiar to them. But this can only happen if we support this care home,” said Mr. Gill.
PICS has been successfully managing the PICS Assisted Living facility located in Surrey for the last many
years and has the required experience to run a long term care home.
To raise funds for the long term care home, PICS is planning a fundraising event on Friday May 22, 2015
at Aria Banquet Hall in Surrey. A table of eight is for $1000 and individual tickets cost $150.
“Please make this home a reality. It’s time to give back,” said Mr. Gill.
If you need any information on PICS Long Term Care Home or for media interviews call
Shruti Prakash-Joshi @ 604-596-7722 ext 115 or 604-617-7148