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CBC
a day ago
- Health
- CBC
Tignish Seniors Home opens its 12 new long-term care beds after provincial approval
A Tignish seniors home now has spaces available to let long-term care patients from western Prince Edward Island live closer to their own communities. Penny MacLeod, president of the board of directors for the Tignish Seniors Home Care Co-operative, said people quickly snapped up the 12 new long-term care beds the province recently funded, in a new wing that supplements the existing 52 community-care spaces. "All 12 are filled... We have nine residents in right now, so there's three to come, but we know who they are," she said Monday. Already, the new spaces have meant three couples could be reunited in the same building after having had to live apart due to where vacancies suitable to their care needs were located. Among them are Vincent and Alma Doucette, who have been married since 1980 but were separated for the last two years. Asked what she was looking forward to, Alma Doucette replied: "Just being together, and to do things together." Nurse practitioner's role welcomed The new wing will have a nurse practitioner affiliated to provide care for the patients, something MacLeod called "absolutely amazing," given how hard it has proven for long-term care homes to find a medical doctor with the time to provide. "We know there is a shortage of doctors, so having a nurse practitioner should be a game changer," she said. "We're seeing them being used more and more... in care situations." The co-operative is a non-profit, so that means volunteers had to raise funds for the new wing in order to be able to host the long-term care beds. "We lobbied government, and we did get a loan through Finance P.E.I., but we [had to] come up with $600,000 on our own," said MacLeod. They reached out for donations through public announcements, brochures, and mail-outs. "We had some very generous donations. The Tignish Branch Number 6 Royal Canadian Legion gave us $150,000, so they are our gold contributor," MacLeod said. "We've had a couple $100,000 donations — one from the Town of Tignish, and one from Provincial Credit Union, also from Bob's Pharmacy." Some pledges will come in for years MacLeod said that some of the donations were pledges, so the money will be paid to the co-operative over the course of up to a decade or more. "In the case of the legion, they gave us the full $150,000 to help us," she added. Other donations from individuals included cash or food gifts. MacLeod said the reaction to the news about the long-term care beds was electric, at first among the staff at the Tignish Seniors Home. "It was late in the afternoon, and I'll tell you there were a lot of whoops and dancing." The manager and staff waited until the following day to announce the news to residents. "The next morning… she gathered everybody — and some people thought there was another COVID, they had no idea what to expect. And when she told them that we got our licence, well, people started to cry, and people were happy, and it was unreal," she said.
CTV News
a day ago
- Health
- CTV News
New long-term care beds in Tignish, P.E.I., give seniors the chance to move home
(L-R) Penny McLeod, president of the board of directors for Tignish Seniors Home, and Mark McLane, Minister of Health and Wellness, with Alma and Vincent Doucette, residents of Tignish Seniors Home. (Source: Province of Prince Edward Island) Prince Edward Island approved 12 new long-term care beds at the Tignish Seniors Home. The beds will allow more residents who require long-term care to stay in their community, said a provincial news release. The Minister of Health and Wellness Mark McLane said the government worked with the home to recruit health-care professionals. 'From call outs to consultations, the Department of Health and Wellness and Health PEI helped make this day a reality,' McClane said. Nine of the 12 beds are already filled with three pending. Families and friends are welcoming the new residents back to Tignish after being cared for in hospitals and other facilities around the province, said the release. 'We are seeing emotional reunions as our residents who have been waiting patiently for us to open finally return to the community,' said Penny McLeod, president of Tignish Seniors Home. 'There are so many stories of our elders who had to go elsewhere when their needs exceeded our ability to care for them. We are so grateful they can return home and that we can care for them now.' Tignish Seniors Home is a non-profit owned and operated by the members. The facility has 52 community care beds. The new wing with the 12 news beds is the result of generous donations and volunteer hours, said the release. The home opened following staff recruitment in June, the province said. The Nursing Home Association of P.E.I. (NHAPEI) said they are please to welcome the Tignish Seniors Home into the group of private, non-profits providers in the province. 'Having these new beds will keep more Islanders closer to home,' said Darlene Oakes, Executive Director of the NHAPEI. Prince Edward Island added 54 long-term care beds over the past year. The province has 11 private, long-term care homes that provide 1,315 beds for seniors across the province and requests for proposals have been issued for 175 more. The province will spend $11 million to add new, long-term care beds at Colville Manor in Souris and Stewart Memorial Home in Tyne Valley. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
How one long-term care home is celebrating Pride Month
A Toronto seniors home has been organizing monthly drag shows for their residents and staff to foster inclusion in long-term care and celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ communities. CBC's Talia Ricci shares some of the sights from their Pride Month performance.
