New work is planned at two long-term care homes in Cape Breton as part of a new multi-year plan announced by the province today.
The province says the R.C. MacGillivray Guest Home in Sydney and the Foyer Pere Fiset in Cheticamp have been chosen for immediate work based on their overall condition and best practices in infection prevention and control.
The new plan announced today will also add 236 beds in the Central Zone, including 44 at Northwood in Halifax.
The province says the other 192 beds will be determined through the tender process.
The Long-Term Care Infrastructure Plan also increases the annual budget for capital repairs and equipment upgrades available to all facilities.
Foyer Pere Fiset, Chéticamp
What the renovations will be for each project has not yet been announced, as the review is ongoing.
Alongside the renovations, the province says they will add 236 beds to facilities in the central zone, including 44 at Northwood on top of the 100 they previously removed.
Those beds will be placed in a new location while the existing building is maintained.
The other 192 beds will be determined through the tender process, the release said.
The expansions are under the Long Term Care Infrastructure Plan, and the first renovation project is expected to finish by 2024-2025. ); } return false;
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