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News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

A union representing 200 workers at one of Prince Edward Island's privately run long-term care homes says a report released last week falls short of addressing fundamental issues faced by residents and workers.

In its most recent licensing decision, the P.E.I. Community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Board has ruled that three privately run long-term care homes are still not meeting the provincial inspection standards for full licences.

Multiple private long-term care homes on P.E.I. have been failing to meet the required inspection standards. But the Community Care Facility and Nursing Home Board says closing a home is a last resort, given current waitlists and the already-strained system.

P.E.I.’s Official Opposition is calling on the province to adopt some new national standards for long-term care homes, and put them into legislation.  

The Mews community care assisted living facility in Margate has given all residents 60 days' notice that they will be closing their doors.

Two P.E.I. seniors homes are operating with provisional licences, which means they have been unable to meet all of the standards of care as set out by the province. 

Bridgewater, NS, Canada / CKBW Dec 10, 2020 3:58 PM A mock up of the new long-term care home being built in Mahone Bay, NS. Photo: Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness More long-term care beds are on the way for Mahone bay with the provincial government announcing they are planning to replace the aging Mahone Bay Nursing Home with a new facility more in line with current long-term care protocols. The new facility will have 96 long-term care beds but as it is replacing an old facility t...