Two patients at the Atlantic Baptist Nursing Home in Charlottetown tested positive earlier this week for scabies. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 06, 2021 2:00 PM AT | Last Updated: May 6 Atlantic Baptist Housing's Centennial Court nursing home in Charlottetown has 116 beds and two dementia units with 31 care beds.(Kirk Pennell/CBC) comments Two patients at Atlantic Baptist Housing's Centennial Court nursing home in Charlottetown have tested positive for scabies. Scabies is a fairly common infection caused by tiny insects called mites that burrow under skin and lay eggs. It can cause lesions under armpits and on genitals, with intense itching. It is contagious, usually transferred by prolonged skin-to-skin contact.