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Posted: Mar 16, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: March 16 Kim Crevatin and her mother lined up with dozens of others on Saturday, Feb. 27, to get in to the Moncton Hospital. It had been nearly two months since they were able to visit her father, who is in hospital waiting for a nursing home bed.(Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
Saint John long-term care home lays off 7 nursing staff © Shutterstock / Alliance Images A long-term care home for veterans in Saint John has laid off seven full-time nursing staff due to a reduced resident capacity. The Ridgewood Veterans Health Wing, operated by Horizon Health, confirmed four registered nurses and three licensed practical nurses were informed of the layoffs this week. The human resources department also laid off one food service worker. Chief human resource officer Maura McKinnon said the facility only has 40 of its 80 beds occupied, and the layoffs are due to the red...