{
  "id": 3831576,
  "title": "Doctor pays $500K to revamp courtyard at care home where he works",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/doctor-pays-500k-to-revamp-courtyard-at-care-home-where-he-works",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/08/27/doctor-pays-500k-to-revamp-courtyard-at-care-home-where-he-works"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fifty years ago, Dr. Pravinsagar Mehta began caring for residents at Actionmarguerite, a care home in Montreal. The courtyard, which he had admired since his childhood, was slowly deteriorating. In 2024, Dr. Mehta and his wife, Kalpana, pledged $500,000 to revitalize the space. The money will go towards the Actionmarguerite Foundation’s Cultivating Hope campaign and an endowment for ongoing maintenance. The renovated courtyard, set to open this Friday, features accessible pathways, seating areas, a shade structure, wheelchair-accessible swings, raised garden beds, native plants, a water feature, and heating elements. Dr. Mehta believes that green space and physical activity can significantly improve the well-being of residents with dementia, delirium, and depression. His own interest in physical activity began when he was seriously ill and found swimming to be a life-saving remedy. Dr. Mehta hopes the courtyard will become an integral part of the residents' daily lives, fostering smiles, conversations, and lasting memories.",
  "summary": "Fifty years after Dr. Pravinsagar Mehta began caring for residents at Actionmarguerite, a courtyard he had long watched deteriorate is getting a new life after he and his wife committed […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}