The Labasa Golden Age Home which is undergoing a $4.7 million face-lift is expected to be opened in the beginning of next year.

Director of Social Welfare Rupeni Fatiaki says the facility is a 40-bed unit.

It is designed to have 20 male and 20 female residents and is approximately 1,680 square metres in floor area.

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Fatiaki says they are also going to put up a proposal to renovate the two homes managed by the State in Lautoka and Samabula.

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Fatiaki says there are eight Aged Care Homes in Fiji and they all have an influx of applications.

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