Nursing Homes
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N.B. nursing home workers file lawsuit over strike legislationThree unions say the Essential Services in Nursing Homes Act makes strikes impossible while failing to provide adequate access to arbitration as a substitute.PoliticsAug 19
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New Brunswick seniors advocate says more accountability and transparency is neededThe seniors advocate in New Brunswick says only two of the recommendations made in the death of a man in long-term care have been fully implemented.HealthJul 13
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N.B. man who died in ER waiting area was dropped off alone by care home, documents sayDocuments show a patient who came to a N.B. emergency room and later died without been treated, had been dropped off by their home care and left alone.HealthJun 26
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Ontario issues zoning orders to push through nursing homes despite oppositionOntario has used its powers to push through the redevelopment of three long-term care homes run by a company accused of serious mismanagement during the pandemic.CanadaJun 16
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6 new long-term care homes slated to open in Halifax in 2025Construction is starting on six new long-term care homes, which are scheduled to open in the Halifax area in 2025. They will provide living spaces for more that 700 seniors.CanadaMay 17
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Nova Scotia spending $45M on travel nurses to help in long-term care sectorUnions in the province have been vocal against the use of travel nurses noting that the travel nurses make significantly more than nurses in the public care.HealthFeb 14
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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
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N.B. may move some patients up nursing home waiting list if hospital is in ‘critical state’New Brunswick's social development minister will now be able to force nursing homes to take ALC patients in order to free beds up in an overburdened hospital.HealthJan 23
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Holiday visits return to N.S. long-term care homes, but health precautions remainAfter almost three years of COVID restrictions, the 2022 holiday season will look a little different for those living in long-term care in Nova Scotia.HealthDec 19, 2022
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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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