The province announcing it’s investing $96.5 million in new long-term care beds and facilities to better serve residents, their families, and staff who care for residents in long-term care.
As part of a multi-year plan, the province will add 264 new beds in Central Zone and replace 1,298 beds at 14 nursing homes and three residential care facilities across the province.
The first project is expected to be completed by 2026-27.
“Nova Scotians living in long-term care deserve to have safe, comfortable facilities in their communities and this investment will help,” said Premier Iain Rankin in a news release. “These are more than bricks and mortar facilities – they are people’s homes and we respect that. This support will help rejuvenate the sector, ensuring our loved ones are well cared for today and into the future.”
The initial $96.5 million capital investment includes:
$64.8 million to replace, repair or renovate 17 facilities
$29.9 million to add 264 new beds in Central Zone to reduce wait times to two months
$615,000 to procure bed vacancy management and infrastructure management systems
$405,000 to assess facilities that are more than 25 years old
$792,000 to hire nine permanent full-time employees to oversee and support the projects
Facilities will be built, repaired, or renovated according to space and design standards that put the needs of residents first, with private bedrooms and washrooms, and more focus on infection prevention and control.
They will also include workplace safety elements like ceiling lifts to ensure staff are supported to safely provide the best quality care.
The 17 facilities identified for renovation or replacement based on their overall condition and best practices in infection prevention and control are:
Harbourview Haven, Lunenburg
Wolfville Nursing Home, Wolfville
Hillsview Acres Home for Special Care, Greenfield, Queens Co.
Queens Manor, Liverpool
Dykeland Lodge, Windsor
Gables Lodge, Amherst
Melville Lodge, Halifax
Glen Haven Manor, New Glasgow
MacLeod Victoria Haven Nursing Home, Glace Bay
RK MacDonald Nursing Home, Antigonish
Valley View Villa, Stellarton
Carefield Manor Residential Care Facility, Sydney
Dominion Community Guest Home, Dominion, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Highland Manor, Neils Harbour, Victoria Co.
St. Anne Community & Nursing Care Centre, Arichat, Richmond Co.
Roseway Nursing Home, Shelburne
Maple Hill Manor, New Waterford
Quick Facts:
there are 133 licensed long-term care facilities in Nova Scotia; 90 nursing homes and 43 residential care facilities
in January, government announced 236 new long-term care beds, the replacement or renovation of seven long-term care facilities, and an increase to the annual budget for capital repairs and equipment upgrades available to all long-term care facilities
in 2019-20, the province announced 197 new nursing home beds for: New Waterford (36), North Sydney (38), Eskasoni (48), Meteghan (10), Mahone Bay (35) and Halifax (30)
