A centre for the intellectually disabled in the Laurentians has announced it will close in just over a month because there's no money to renovate it.

The previous PQ government said in 2013 that the Pavilion St. Marie in St. Jerome should be upgraded, but didn't allocate any money for the project. Now the 63 residents will be placed in other facilities and some of their families are worried their loved ones might not get the care they need.

The families say the centre gives its residents the kind of specialized care that isn't available elsewhere in Quebec.

No one will argue that the centre is old – it's been 40 years since it underwent without any serious upgrades. In 2013, the PQ government launched a feasibility study and said the renovation costs could be $38 million, but nothing came of it.

The liberals say they’re siding with the owners, Groupe Champlain, a company that runs 14 of these centres in Quebec, who are not interested in renovating. The centre is slated to close April 15.

The residents who live there range in age from teenage years to the elderly and will be placed elsewhere. The local health agency will meet with each of the families to find appropriate places for the residents.

One parent of a resident says she's concerned those facilities may be too far away for relatives to visit.

Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said the closure has to go forward, but it will be done carefully.

“Some people are at a point in their evolution where they need to go to a long-term care facility. Some others are better off in an intermediate resource (a private business affiliated with a public health institution), and some are better off in other settings,” he said.

CTV contacted Christine Lessard, director general of Groupe Champlain, Thursday and when asked point blank why the centre was closing, she didn't really answer directly, repeating there is more appropriate care for the residents to be found in other facilities.

In addition to the displaced residents, 50 people will lose their jobs. The union will be rallying in front of the residence Friday afternoon. Pierre Karl Peladeau, the MNA for that area, is expected to attend the demonstration.