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Nursing home wait list hits record high — and is now holding up 500 hospital beds

Nursing home wait list hits record high — and is now holding up 500 hospital beds

  • 27 May 2023
  • posted by NBSCHA

The number of New Brunswick seniors waiting to get into a nursing home has reached a record high, and nearly 500 of the people on that list are waiting in hospital beds that could be used for acute care, according to a seniors' advocate.

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N.B.'s plan to get more hospital patients into long-term care long overdue, say operators

N.B.'s plan to get more hospital patients into long-term care long overdue, say operators

  • 27 May 2023
  • posted by NBSCHA

Special care home operators say a plan by the province to move hospital patients into long-term care facilities faster is a welcome move, but long overdue.

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Special care homes want to be part of solution for hundreds of homeless people

Special care homes want to be part of solution for hundreds of homeless people

  • 27 May 2023
  • posted by NBSCHA

Special care homes have vacant rooms and want to help those in need of supportive housing this winter

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Shift - NB with Vanessa Vander Valk

Shift - NB with Vanessa Vander Valk

  • 27 May 2023
  • posted by NBSCHA

Wages are going up for those who work in special care homes in the province - to $19 an hour. It's a good start, but not as high as some advocates were hoping for. We speak to Jan Seely, president of the New Brunswick Special Care Home Association.

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New Brunswick spending close to $50 million towards special care wages

New Brunswick spending close to $50 million towards special care wages

  • 28 May 2023
  • posted by NBSCHA

The New Brunswick government is committing close to $50 million to increase wages for the people who work with a portion of the province's vulnerable population.

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Advocate launches major review of N.B.'s long-term-care sector

  • 30 October 2024

Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick’s child, youth and seniors’ advocate, wants to examine the shortage of workers, how the sector is governed, and why so many seniors are waiting in hospitals while vacancies exist. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

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Seniors advocate Kelly Lamrock calls for changes to long-term care

  • 30 October 2024

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7142895

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