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Nursing homes welcome donations from US-based charity
by Leon Norville
An international charity has given generously to two nursing homes in Antigua and Barbuda as a means of easing the strain they may be facing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blessed Hands Generous Hearts (BHGH), a United States-based charity with a local arm in Antigua and Barbuda, made the donations to Golden Treasure Care Centre in Liberta and Bishop John E Knight Golden Home in Judges Hill on Thursday.
Among the items donated were beds, wheelchairs, crutches, a geriatric chair, a lifting device, commode, cleaning supplies, food thickeners, adult pampers and pads.