Expansion Provides More Long-Term Care Rooms in New Germany
Seniors in the New Germany area who need long-term care will have access to a local modern facility with the replacement and expansion of the Rosedale Home for Special Care.
The new facility, which is expected to open in 2032, will be home to 48 seniors in need of long-term care, about nine more than the current facility.
Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development and MLA for Lunenburg, on behalf of Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams, made the announcement at the Rosedale home today, December 15.
“A new Rosedale Home for Special Care is incredible news for our community,” said Minister Corkum-Greek. “New, modern rooms are an important step forward and are one of the ways we are ensuring Nova Scotians can age with dignity and comfort while receiving the highest quality care.”
The expanded new home is part of the recent addition of 2,200 rooms to the Province’s long-term care infrastructure plan. This plan expansion includes new long-term care homes that will add about 800 rooms to the long-term care system and the replacement of older homes with new, modern facilities that will have about 1,400 rooms. All these new homes are expected to be ready by 2032. The original plan included homes with about 3,500 rooms expected to be ready by 2027. Together, these new spaces will help to meet the care needs of the province’s aging population.
All new living spaces will be single rooms, each with its own private washroom. The government is contracting with several long-term care providers for new facilities and to replace existing ones.
Information and progress updates on all 5,700 rooms are available at: https://novascotia.ca/long-term-care-rooms-progress-updates/
Building and improving more long-term care rooms is part of Action for Health, the Province’s strategic plan to improve healthcare. Building and renovating new facilities with single-bed rooms and ensuring seniors live with dignity and can age well are also commitments in the Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister’s mandate.
Quotes:
“As a small rural home, we are thrilled with this announcement of a new facility with an expansion. This allows residents to stay connected and live in their home communities as care needs change. This connectedness is so important to our seniors and the generations behind them. I can picture the smiles when our residents are welcomed into their new, modern home with bright, spacious private rooms. What a gift that day will be.”
– Jennifer Jesso, Executive Director, Rosedale Home for Special Care
Quick Facts:
- the long-term care infrastructure plan was announced in January
- current wait lists for long-term care spots vary across the province; as of November 15, there were just over 1,700 people waiting at home for placement in long-term care
- of those waiting at home, more than 70 per cent receive home care
- seniors make up close to 22 per cent of Nova Scotia’s population; this is expected to climb to more than 25 per cent by 2032
- the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment, Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and the continuing care sector are working together to recruit the staff needed to support the delivery of care that will be required for these new rooms
Additional Resources:
News release – Province Adding, Replacing More Long-Term Care Rooms
https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20231120001
News release – First Long-Term Care Replacement Home Opens: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230929006
News release – Construction Beginning on Long-Term Care Homes in Central Zone: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230517001
News release – Province Building More Long-Term Care Rooms: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230111001
Action for Health, the government’s plan for transforming the healthcare system: https://novascotia.ca/actionforhealth
Mandate letter for the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care: https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/letters-2021/ministerial-mandate-letter-2021-SLTC.pdf