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Beds in Brookfield being converted to meet respite care needs

Published on October 10, 2012; Published on October 10, 2012

Topics :: Department of Health , Elk Court , Brookfield , New Glasgow , Sydney

BROOKFIELD - Nursing home beds in Brookfield are about to be converted into respite care beds.

The provincial government is making the change regarding seniors who receive a high level of care at home. The Department of Health announced on Wednesday that eight nursing homes in the province will be switching a total of 44 beds to provide respite care, including the Shannex-based Elk Court in Brookfield.

The province said in a news release that the beds will be switched as they become available. Seniors can move into them for up to 60 days a year at a cost of $33 a day, giving caregivers a break.

Other communities converting the nursing home beds to respite include Middleton, Springhill, New Glasgow, Sydney, two Halifax locations and Yarmouth.

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Susie Common

- October 11, 2012 at 14:06:46

It's the wrong thing to do. Taking permanent long term care beds away and making respite beds will not lessen the problem of not having enough long term care beds to begin with. Families cannot be forced to take them. Families are looking for more long term care beds. This is a move in the wrong direction. The wait lists are going to get longer and longer. In the course of a year, respite beds don't have a full time occupancy rate. So now, the number of available long term care beds will be even less. Someone who knows nothing is making all the wrong decisions.

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