The New Brunswick community of Saint-Louis-de-Kent is getting a new nursing home.

Acadian Construction Ltd. of Dieppe recently began construction on Villa Maria, which will replace the town's current nursing home.

The new modern facility will house 60 beds as well as new, updated equipment. It is expected to cost $14.5 million, a lower cost than the original $21.9 million price tag announced as part of the 2009 nursing home plan.

The project is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2014.