Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home

Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home Sign

Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home is a 25-bed nursing home in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Canada.

Facts

The nursing home was named after Sheet Harbour's well known doctor, Dr. Duncan MacMillan.

The Nova Scotia Department of Health announced plans in 2007 to build a replacement nursing home for Sheet Harbour in 2010.[1][2]

Care Provided By the Nurses at Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home: General long term care; Long term care: elderly & physically handicapped; Long term care: elderly, physically & mentally handicapped; Long term care: physically handicapped - all ages.[3]

History

The building that now called the Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home was originally built in 1948 as Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital. It was converted into a Nursing Home in 1983 after the a new wing was made into the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital.[4]

The Old Door to the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital now used as a window for Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home

In December 2005, negotiations between the home and a union representing staff there broke down, leading to the threat of a strike over the Christmas holiday.[5] A negotiated agreement was reached in early January 2006.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sheet Harbour Nursing Home to be Replaced". Nova Scotia Department of Health press release. February 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. ↑ Sheet Harbour to receive new nursing home
  3. ↑ CNS Magazine - Company Profile - Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home
  4. ↑ http://www.sheetharbour.ca/local/localstories/4-stories/44-nursinghome
  5. ↑ NDP News Release (20 December 2005). "Dexter Calls For All Parties to Work to Avert Christmas Strike at Nursing Home". HalifaxLive.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Nursing-home staff accept offer". CBC News. January 5, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

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Coordinates: 44°55′13″N 62°31′57″W / 44.92032°N 62.53251°W