CONWAY — Memorial Hospital has announced plans to open a state-of-the-art adult day center in Center Conway next year.
The center, which will provide respite to caregivers of seniors with memory loss or other cognitive or physical impairments, is being funded with a $4.6 million grant from the Betty C. Ketchum Foundation.
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