New long-term care home opens in Lower Sackville
LOWER SACKVILLE: Approximately 150 Nova Scotians in need of long-term care have a new place to call home with the opening of a new long-term care home in Lower Sackville.…
From public care workers to the public: an open letter to Nova Scotians
HALIFAX: As Chair of CUPE’s Long Term and Community Care Committee, I am accountable to 5,500 long term care workers across Nova Scotia. I am acutely aware that the decisions…
An open letter to long-term care employees, residents, families, and Nova Scotians
HALIFAX: The following is open letter from Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care. On Friday, May 22, government representatives on behalf of employers asked CUPE leadership to return…
Statement from Minister Adams on long-term care labour negotiations
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care. On Thursday, May 7, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) asked the employers and…
N.S. NDP: Houston government must deliver fair deal for long-term care workers
HALIFAX: Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender with NSNDP Seniors and Long Term Care Critic Rod Wilson urged the Houston government to immediately return to the bargaining table, and support striking…
Second wave plan for long-term care short on details: NDP’s Burrill
HALIFAX: NDP Leader Gary Burrill and NDP Health spokesperson Susan Leblanc have written to the Minister of Health and Wellness to get answers on how a potential second wave of…
COVID19: Province announces further easing of long-term care restrictions
HRM: Further easing of restrictions in long-term care will allow residents to enjoy off-site day visits with family in their homes. “Residents and their families want more opportunities to connect…
Province announces improvements to be made in long-term care
HALIFAX: N.S. Health Minister Randy Delorey announced Sept. 21 that government is preparing for future cases of COVID-19 with recommendations from two reviews of outbreaks in long-term care facilities. “We…
COLUMN: Funding, new ideas, key to restoring dignity in long-term care
From the NSPC Caucus Office More and more seniors are saying they don’t want to go to a nursing home. But unless we present better options for care, they don’t…