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August 4, 2010

Redevelopment of Grand Bank Long-Term Care Facility Completed

Residents and staff at Blue Crest Nursing Home, a 61-bed residential long-term care facility in Grand Bank, today celebrated the completion of an extensive $6.5 million renovation project. On behalf of the Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Health and Community Services, the Honourable Darin King, MHA for Grand Bank, was joined at the celebration by Vickie Kaminski, President and CEO, Eastern Health; and, Darrell LaFosse, Mayor of Grand Bank.

"This newly renovated long-term care facility further demonstrates our government's unwavering commitment to enhancing and strengthening long-term care supports and services throughout the province," said Minister Kennedy. "The overall renovations to this facility, most recently the overhaul and modernization of the kitchen, will go a long way to providing an updated and more comfortable facility for all the residents who call this place home."

This project was carried out over the past three years and consisted of exterior and interior upgrades, including the replacement of windows and doors, modifications to resident washrooms, new water supply, drainage, and sprinkler systems along with upgrades to the electrical, mechanical, ventilation and emergency power systems. Budget 2009 provided $1.1 million to the Blue Crest Nursing Home for the redevelopment of the kitchen and completion of renovations and in Budget 2010 an additional $502,000 was allocated to complete roof repairs on the facility.

"This is great news for the people of Grand Bank and the entire Burin Peninsula who are served by Blue Crest Nursing Home," said Minister King. "These extensive renovations and funding for the roof repairs continues to demonstrate our government's commitment to healthcare in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, and I am pleased that the latest enhancements to Blue Crest Nursing Home will improve the conditions for both the residents and staff."

Minister King also visited the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence today to announce approximately $250,000, which has been allocated over the last two budgets, for new capital equipment including a new x-ray machine, a bathing system and electrical upgrades. This facility has 40 long-term care beds and provides primary acute care, emergency and diagnostic services.

An additional $55,000 was also announced today for the Grand Bank Health Care Centre for the purchase of two patient lifts and a bathing system.

"We are very pleased with the investments made by government," said Vickie Kaminski. "This funding has enabled us to enhance the services we provide to the residents who call Blue Crest their home, as well as helping us to ensure we are providing the best possible health care services at U.S. Memorial in St. Lawrence."

The Provincial Government's significant investments in long-term care in Budget 2010: The Right Investments — For Our Children and Our Future include $27.3 million for the continued development of two new long-term care facilities in St. John's; $8 million to begin construction of a new long-term care facility in Lewisporte; $4 million to start construction of a 250-bed long-term care home in Carbonear; $3 million to complete the new Corner Brook long-term care facility; $2.1 million to finalize the long-term care home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay; approximately $1.7 million for a new protective care community residence in Bonavista, with specialized care and accommodations for individuals with mild to moderate dementia; approximately $115,000 to hire a full-time nurse practitioner to help provide continuous care to residents living in long-term care facilities in Burin; and, $110,100 to improve access to physiotherapy services in Grand Bank.

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Media contact:

Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 685-2646
tansymundon@gov.nl.ca
Derick Reid, Executive Assistant to
Hon. Darin King
MHA for Grand Bank
709-729-1658
derickreid@gov.nl.ca
 
Elizabeth Strange
Communications Assistant
Eastern Health
709-777-1338
Elizabeth.strange@easternhealth.ca
 

2010 08 04                                                   3:35 p.m.
 


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