Roseway not on the list
Roseway Manor in Shelburne is 38 years old and, according to local officials, is not meeting the needs of the residents. The facility manager told reporters in 2014 that the quality of life for residents are at risk, with as many as four people might share access to a bathroom with some sharing of rooms as well.
In 2013, the NDP government committed to replacing the aging 66-bed facility by 2015 and the current McNeil government said early in their mandate they would honour that commitment.
On Thursday, during a media scrum following the weekly cabinet meeting, Health and Wellness minister Leo Glavine told SCT that Roseway Manor was not among the six long-term care facilities his department currently has on the boards for replacement, adding that work on those facilities would be underway in the current fiscal year.
The manor is owned and operated by a corporation formed by the towns of Shelburne and Lockeport and the Municipality of Shelburne. The three units are equal partners in the corporation and operation and management of the home is under the direction of the Board of Directors made up of council from the three municipal units.
In 2014, the Coast Guard reported that the CAOs from the Municipality and Town of Shelburne were in the dark about government plans for the replacement, with Dylan Heide, CAO for the Town of Shelburne saying that conversations about the project were "just beginning."
In 2014 Queens-Shelburne MLA Sterling Belliveau told residents in Shelburne that the project was in the budget for 2015-2016
When asked for a timeline for Roseway Manor replacement, Glavine told SCT that, early in his term as minister he was given a list of ten facilities needing replacement and Roseway was not on that list and is not in the current budget. Glavine said that the list is "constantly being evaluated", but would not venture to say when - or if - Roseway Manor would be replaced.
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