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Posted on December 20, 2020

Glen Haven Manor Merry and Bright Holiday Lights Tour 2020

Glen Haven Manor is proud to introduce our very first Merry & Bright Holiday Lights Video Tour. This video has been created for the enjoyment of our residents, residents living in nursing homes throughout Pictou County and also across Nova Scotia, as well as the dedicated staff in our sector, who care for our elders and the most vulnerable with compassion, commitment and vigilance. May you all enjoy the magic and wonderment of the holiday season….click here!

Chronicle Herald · December 3, 2020

Nursing-home staff and families accept and ‘hate’ new restrictions

This fall, Cathy Walker trained to properly don protective clothing, wash her hands and wear a face mask so she could visit her 100-year-old mother in the room she calls home at Northwood in Halifax. She was able to visit Kay Murphy twice as a result, but future visits are uncertain now that the province has once again imposed limits on who can enter a long-term care facility. “I hate it, but it’s the smart thing to do,” Walker told CBC News after learning of the change Tuesday from Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. “Instead of being able to go visit her like we had been whenever we wanted, we’re now going to be restricted again,” she said. “But they have to do that.”…continued

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