size, the Packwood Home was officially opened on Sunday. Pictured from left to right are nurse administrator Mrs. Cecille Snaith-Simmons, Premier the Hon.

Sir John Swan, 80-year-old resident Miss Emily Burgess and Lady Swan, chairperson of the home's fundraising committee. The construction, which took more than a year to complete, gave the home 15 two-bed bedrooms and new large public rooms. The old home could hold only 15 people. Part of the money for the project came from a $1.5 million loan still to be repaid.