Nursing Homes

• Wait-list for long-term care in N.S. at record level. Experts warn it will only get worse

  Nova Scotia has a record 4,278 people on wait-lists for placements in long-term care facilities. Advocates say they predicted this years ago, and say it’s only going to get worse.

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  May 18
  
• New Brunswick Nurses Union files a labour complaint against nursing home association

  The New Brunswick Nurses Union has filed a complaint with the New Brunswick Labour Board amid what it claims is a "refusal" to sign a deal the NBANH agreed to months ago.

  Health

  May 16
  
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• Canada’s new national long-term care standards released. Here’s what is different

  A draft of updated recommendations to improve care provided by nursing homes was unveiled Thursday and will now undergo a 60-day public review.

  Health

  Jan 27
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• N.B. nursing homes facing deadly fourth wave of COVID-19: association

  Public Health is reporting that the PROMPT team is providing assistance to 19 locations in the province, including 12that have officially been declared outbreaks.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2021
• ‘It’s a genuine concern’: N.B. union leader says clearer COVID-19 policy needed for nursing homes

  Union leader Sharon Teare is asking the government to provide a clearer policy for how rules about visitors to nursing homes should be handled.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2021
• Perth Andover mayor concerned about hospital changes

  Perth Andover's mayor Marianne Bell worries about the implications of the changes to the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph and what it means for the future of the hospital.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2021
• Hundreds of seniors remain on New Brunswick nursing home waitlist

  According to the Coalition for Seniors, 705 people in New Brunswick are on the waiting list for a nursing home bed, and about 56 per cent of those are living in the hospital.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2021
• Bingo, movie nights: COVID-19 outbreaks plummet in LTC homes as vaccines bring relief

  With greater coronavirus vaccine coverage, cases and deaths in long-term care homes are declining and some restrictions are being eased.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2021
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• Act comes into effect preventing couples from being separated in N.S. long-term care facilities

  'I am so thankful of this law, that it came into effect,' said Linda Rogers, who watched her parents' hearts break when they were separated after 70 years of marriage.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2021
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• Is it time to end ‘for-profit’ long-term care in Ontario?

  'Doctors For Justice In Long-Term Care' want action in what they call an Ontario LTC crisis. Who stands with these doctors to demand the best for our seniors, Bill Kelly asks.

  Commentary

  Jan 30, 2021