Three HRM long-term care homes being replaced with new 144-room facilities

HALIFAX, N.S. — The replacement of three long-term care facilities in the Halifax Regional Municipality is the last in a series of facility upgrade announcements across Nova Scotia.

Ocean View Continuing Care Centre in Eastern Passage, Oakwood Terrace in Dartmouth and Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home in Halifax will all be replaced with new 144-room facilities.

“Despite our growing and aging population, past governments have failed to plan for the future,” said Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams. Seniors are waiting in hospital beds for a space in a long-term care facility. Others are waiting in emergency departments for those occupied beds. With these new long-term care spots, we are breaking this cycle to ensure every Nova Scotian gets the care they need and deserve.”

The final announcement in the provincial expansion plan of 5,700 single rooms added or replaced by 2032, including 800 new rooms in the Central Zone and the replacement of older homes with modern facilities housing 1,400 rooms.

Information and progress updates on all 5,700 rooms are available online at novascotia.ca/long-term-care-rooms-progress-updates/.