Bergen County Campus Pairs Child Care With Elder Care
Families in Bergen County juggling children and aging relatives will have childcare, physician offices, and a PACE program on one site.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Eldercare
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Bergen New Bridge Medical Center has broken ground on a multigenerational facility in Bergen County, New Jersey. The campus will combine childcare, community physician offices, and a Bergen County Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center, and is planned to open in 2027.
Why it matters
For New Jersey families juggling young children, aging relatives, and their own medical needs, the project puts several of those services under one roof. The project was developed jointly by the medical center and Bergen County, reflecting a shared effort to address those overlapping responsibilities.
The campus will bring childcare, community physician offices, and the future Bergen County PACE Center onto one site. The facility is planned to open in 2027, with the groundbreaking reported in November 2026.
The players
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
A Bergen County hospital that is New Jersey's largest hospital and its largest licensed nursing home, and the developer of the new campus.
Bergen County
The New Jersey county that developed the project jointly with the medical center and will host the future PACE Center.
The details
The project brings three services onto one campus: a childcare program, community physician offices, and a PACE program for older adults. Bergen New Bridge Medical Center and Bergen County developed the project together. The campus is designed so that a family can handle child care, an aging relative's day program, and its own medical appointments in the same location.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: Groundbreaking reported.
2027: Planned opening of the multigenerational facility.
The Home Front
The campus follows the PACE model, which delivers coordinated community-based care for older adults as an alternative to nursing home placement. Co-locating that care with childcare reflects a growing focus on the sandwich generation, families who care for both children and parents at once.
If you care for an aging parent or relative in Bergen County, look into whether PACE enrollment fits their needs, since the program coordinates medical and daily care in one place. Families with young children and an aging relative may also want to note that the campus combines childcare and senior services for future planning.
The takeaway
Co-locating childcare with elder care can simplify the daily logistics for families in the middle of both. Keep the 2027 opening in mind if you are planning ahead for either child care or a relative's long-term care.
What happens next
The facility is scheduled to open in 2027, and local updates on enrollment and service launch are expected as construction proceeds.
Further reading
For related coverage, see Eldercare in our New Jersey family news.
Source note: This article includes information reported by New City Daily Voice.
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