Modern Long-Term Care Rooms Open in Dominion

NOTE: Photos of the Minister’s visit to the new Carefield Manor today, February 20, are available at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/02/20/minister-visits-new-cape-breton-long-term-care-home

Residents of two residential care facilities in Cape Breton Regional Municipality have moved into a new long-term care home in Dominion.

The new home replaces Dominion Community Guest Home and the former Carefield Manor in Sydney. It is 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.

“With everyone all moved in, I know how happy residents and staff are to be settled into their new home and workplace. The seniors who call it home are living with comfort and privacy, and the wonderful staff are working in a modern environment,” said Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care. “With six homes now open and several more expected to open over the next year, we’re making excellent progress in our plan to build and replace 5,700 long-term care spaces in communities big and small across the province.”

The new Carefield Manor is a residential care facility, one of two types of long-term care homes in Nova Scotia; nursing homes are the other. Residential care facilities are home to people who need support with daily living but require less intensive care than nursing home residents do.

Each of the residents in the new home has their own single room with a private washroom.

With these rooms, more than 1,030 of the 5,700 single long-term care rooms being built and replaced are now open. More than 2,000 additional rooms are now under construction.

Building and improving long-term care rooms is part of Action for Health, the Province’s strategic plan to improve healthcare.

Quotes:

“Carefield Manor has always been a place where people are looked after with real kindness and respect, and where families can feel confident their loved ones are in good hands. It means so much to so many, and now we have a new, modern, larger space for this care. Residents, families and staff are so happy and overwhelmingly positive. It’s been a tsunami of excitement from everyone. With a recreation room, hair salon, state-of-the-art kitchen, large dining room and more, the new home is enhancing the lives of residents and providing more space for staff to work in.”
— Tom Donovan, owner and operator, Carefield Manor

Quick facts:

• residents moved into the new home in January
• the new home has 16 resident rooms
• the two facilities it replaced had 16 beds combined – 12 in the old Carefield Manor and four in the former Dominion Community Guest Home
• the other five new and replacement homes now open are Villa Acadienne in Meteghan, Kiknu Long-Term Care Home in Eskasoni, Mahone Bay Nursing Home, Moody Hall in Bedford and Opal Ridge Hall in Dartmouth
• all new and replacement homes are designed and built based on current best practices for infection control and resident and staff safety

Additional resources:

Status of new and replacement builds across the province: https://novascotia.ca/long-term-care-rooms-progress-updates/

Action for Health: https://novascotia.ca/actionforhealth

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