Fresno's Oasis Adult Day Center celebrating expansion

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The expanded abstraction is simply a immense boost not conscionable for Valley Caregiver Resource Center, but besides for the older big population.

Executive Director Meghan Velasquez says that with their further space, they volition beryllium capable to connection much specialized and innovative care.

"It doesn't consciousness similar a tiny nook," she said. "They person this immense abstraction to marque it their own."

The Oasis Adult Day Center is simply a spot for radical with dementia to find friendships and bask stimulating projects and pastimes.

The caller abstraction includes an creation room, much speech areas and an enactment space.

The extracurricular patio besides got a caller look and was upgraded with retractable awnings.

"Making definite our participants person the accidental to get out, get caller aerial and bask the sunshine is bully for each of us," Velasquez said.

Getting the task disconnected the crushed took respective years. The outgo was conscionable shy of $1 million.

Construction for the expanded halfway began successful Spring 2025.

"Often, our elder assemblage feels pushed aside, unseen and unheard," Velasquez said. "This caller abstraction makes them consciousness valued."

It's not lone the abstraction that's getting expanded.

"We're besides looking to physique a Spanish-speaking program, truthful not to conscionable construe our services, but to connection programs successful Spanish to that community," Velasquez said.

Valley Caregiver Resource Center plans to person a ribbon-cutting for the expanded abstraction successful April.

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