New Brunswick Nursing Homes
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Staff needed to open up N.B. nursing home capacity for people in hospital: advocateAbout half the people on the waiting list for a nursing home are currently in hospital, even though they've been medically discharged.HealthJan 24, 2023
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N.B. nursing homes bear the brunt of COVID-19 outbreaks'Our hearts were broken because here it is the third Christmas for our residents and their family,' said Cindy Donovan, CEO of the Loch Lomond Villa amid a COVID-19 outbreak.HealthDec 15, 2022
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Low wages factoring into New Brunswick labour shortage, says economist“The staff that are on now are strained, they’re working extra hours, they’re pulling overtime trying to cover the shifts that we can’t cover," said Crystal Powell.EconomyJun 13, 2022
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‘It’s a genuine concern’: N.B. union leader says clearer COVID-19 policy needed for nursing homesUnion leader Sharon Teare is asking the government to provide a clearer policy for how rules about visitors to nursing homes should be handled.HealthSep 10, 2021
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N.B. Coalition for Seniors rep has ‘mixed feelings’ about new nursing home announcementAccording to the release, construction of a new nursing home in the Acadian Peninsula could begin this fall and open doors in 2023.HealthFeb 26, 2021
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New Brunwick nursing home workers vote to approve new contractForty-five of the 51 local unions voted to accept the agreement. Six voted to reject the deal.HealthJul 6, 2020
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N.B. election averted as amended nursing home bill passes through marathon committee meetingLast week, Premier Blaine Higgs said he would treat the vote in committee as a matter of confidence, meaning the government would fall if it failed to pass.PoliticsDec 19, 2019
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New Brunswick’s minority government to put bill to confidence votePremier Blaine Higgs says the legislation needs to pass before the end of the month, and he will make the decision a confidence vote.PoliticsDec 12, 2019
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Voting on final contract for New Brunswick nursing home workers stoppedOnly three homes have had their votes counted, with each voting decidedly against the government offer.HealthNov 21, 2019
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New Brunswick Tory annual meeting in Fredericton met by protestersNew Brunswick’s nursing home workers, without a contract since 2016, spoke out against the ongoing labour dispute with the provincial government Saturday.PoliticsNov 3, 2019
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