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MACLEOD GROUP HEALTH SERVICES AND AHS PROPOSE CO-LOCATING NEW LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY WITH FUNDY HOSPICE IN CORNWALLIS PARK

10 May 2023

AHS and MacLeod Group Health Services are discussing the possibility of co-locating a proposed new long-term care facility with the new residential-style hospice planned for Cornwallis Park.

As part of the working relationship being discussed, MacLeod Group would develop a long-term care facility that will integrate with the state-of-the-art Fundy Hospice through the sharing of operational resources and staffing. Fundy Hospice would start as the currently proposed five-bed facility, with the ability to expand by another five beds as future demand warrants.

Hospice services would be free to the almost 40,000 people who live in Annapolis and Digby counties.

MacLeod Group has recently made a submission to the province’s Department of Health and Wellness and Department of Seniors and Long-term Care and is awaiting formal feedback on the joint initiative.

Subject to AHS and MacLeod Group receiving the necessary provincial approvals and entering into formal service and funding agreements, we hope to have construction of our respective new facilities (LTC facility and Fundy Hospice) underway in 2024.

What are the benefits of co-locating these facilities?

• We would get two new health care facilities for our region, creating an unparalleled opportunity for continuity of care, service provision and community outreach.
• Hospice services would be free to the almost 40,000 people who live in Annapolis and Digby counties.
• By working with an experienced health care provider, we believe we can identify ways to reduce the costs of constructing and operating the hospice.
• This partnership also would greatly accelerate the operational date for the hospice from the proposed date of 2030.

Many details need to be worked out over the next several weeks, but we are excited about the potential benefits of this partnership.

Click here to read the press release.