Minister Visits New Cape Breton Long-Term Care Home
The new Carefield Manor in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, the sixth long-term care home to open of the more than 50 new and replacement homes to be built across the province by 2032, welcomed residents in January. Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, visited the new facility in Dominion – a residential care home with 16 private rooms – today, February 20. The news release about the opening of the home is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/02/20/modern-long-term-care-rooms-open-dominion
Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and John White, Minister of Housing and MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion, chat with residents including Tresia Elcock, left, during a tour of the newly opened Carefield Manor in Dominion. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and John White, Minister of Housing and MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion, congratulate Bhawanjot Sidhu, a new continuing care assistant graduate and staff member at Carefield Manor, during a tour of the newly opened facility. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and John White, Minister of Housing and MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion, meet resident Peter Mullins during the tour. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, chats with Carefield Manor resident John MacLean. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Dr. James Milne, a physician specializing in long-term care, speaks to Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and others during the tour. (Province of Nova Scotia)