Nursing home-style space in hospitals will be necessary until there are more beds in the long-term care system, according to the health authority.
Health authority says the move is necessary without more nursing home beds in the community
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 04, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Horizon wants to improve the experience seniors have while waiting for nursing home care in hospitals. (CBC)
Horizon Health isn’t getting into the long-term care business, according to a vice-president, but the network is planning to open hospital space that looks as close as possible to a nursing home.
The health authority recently announced plans to add nursing home beds to its hospitals — but Greg Doiron, vice-president of clinical operations, later clarified the goal is to transform full hospital units to mimic the “home-like” environment of long-term care.
“Many of our acute care units don’t have recreation therapy support to provide stimulating activities for patients so that they can socialize and maintain … their mental and emotional and spiritual well-being,” Doiron said.
“We don’t have those resources,
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