Only weeks after Abbie's death in 2013 the Benfords reached out to Dr. Benjamin Matthews, the doctor who treated Abbie during her final days, to help brainstorm the best way to make a real difference.

She says she is fearful for the future of the 80 residents who still live at the Michener Centre, which plans to close this December. Kvern said out of the 41 that have left, five of those ...