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N.B. announces 1,000 new nursing home beds over next 5 years

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Premier announces creation of multi-year nursing home plan to create more than 1,000 new beds across province
WATCH: Premier Brian Gallant has announced the creation of more than 1,000 new nursing home beds and creation of hundreds of new beds for people living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Global’s Adrienne South reports – Feb 1, 2018

New Brunswick has announced a multi-year nursing home plan that includes the creation of more than 1,000 new spots over the next five years.

Most of those beds will be at 10 new nursing homes that are scheduled to be built across the province. Each of those homes will have 60 beds.

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Premier Brian Gallant, who made the announcement on Thursday at a seniors centre in Florenceville-Bristol, says 407 new beds will also be created for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Those beds will be located in special care homes.

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The province’s 2018-2023 Nursing Home Plan will be completed in three phases.

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