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The province increased the long-term care budget for the coming fiscal year, but sector groups say it’s not enough to meet the needs of New Brunswick’s aging population.
Proposed funding not enough to get seniors out of hospital and into care homes, association says
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 25, 2026 5:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes CEO Richard Losier said he was disappointed with the Holt government’s second budget, issued last week. (Michel Corriveau/Radio-Canada)
Some long-term care groups say the latest provincial budget doesn’t go far enough to fill the gaps in the sector that are driving problems in health care.
Improving access to health care is, according to the finance minister, the province’s number one priority.
But Jan Seely, CEO of the New Brunswick Special Care Home Association, said the system won’t meaningfully improve until seniors can get faster access to care outside hospital walls.
She isn’t convinced the latest budget for long-term care will be enough to achieve that.
WATCH | This budget increase is prompting criticism:
Long-term care budget disappoints sector groups,
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