Long-term Care

Nova Scotia’s nursing homes may soon be subject to minimal national care standards, developed in partnership between provincial governments and Ottawa. The commitment to create these standards — for the first time in Canada — was made in this week’s throne speech, as the long-term care sector prepares for …

The Nursing Homes of Nova Scotia Association says its members feel “backed into a corner” by a recent provincial directive to start refilling empty beds, or risk daily funding deductions of more than $130 per vacancy. The ultimatum to fill all but a “pre-approved” number of beds was sent …

Overcrowding at a Moncton hospital has officials with Vitalité Health Network concerned about what’s to come. In a news release, Vitalité asked New Brunswickers to avoid coming to the emergency department at the Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre except in true emergencies because of a high rate of occupancy within …

It was a Monday night in late April when Lisa Politakis got the call that her mother, a former resident at a Barrie, Ont., long-term care home, had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Politakis was playing cards with her husband and kids at home when the doctor told …

Dozens of families marched through the streets of Wolfville, N.S., on Saturday, demanding more consistent implementation of government-issued visitation guidelines in long-term care homes across the province. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities have all experienced some form of lockdown, many confined …

Following a coronavirus case in the Parkridge Centre nursing home in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is restricting visitation at the facility. The SHA alerted the public to the presence of the virus at in the Parkridge Centre via press release Saturday afternoon, but did not clarify who …

Residents of Ontario’s long-term care homes are once again allowed to leave for day trips or overnight stays, though the province says anyone staying out overnight will need to self-isolate on return. The Ontario government says it’s loosening measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes …

There are growing calls in Nova Scotia for the government to ease coronavirus pandemic restrictions in long-term care homes across the province after a second rally was held this month outside the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building Thursday. Read more: NSGEU report lists factors union says contributed to Northwood COVID-19 …

As Nova Scotia prepares for a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus, the province is looking to add short-term capacity to its long-term care system. A request for information (RFI) issued on Nova Scotia’s tender website indicates the province is looking for proposals from organizations “that can provide short …

A staff member at Czorny Alzheimer Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Fraser Health. In a statement, the health authority says that a Fraser Health rapid response team is on site and communicating with residents and families. The staff member is currently in self-isolation at their home. Read …