Waitlist for N.B. nursing homes tops 1,000 — and more than 500 wait in hospital
The waitlist from the Department of Social Development, which was updated June 30, shows 1,044 people are waiting for a nursing home bed, including 513 who are waiting in hospitals despite being medically able to leave.
![Waitlist for N.B. nursing homes tops 1,000 — and more than 500 wait in hospital](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7253236.1720038361!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cecile-cassista.jpg)
![Cecile Cassista is the executive director of the Coalition for Seniors New Brunswick and has been tracking the growing wait list of people waiting for nursing home care since 2017. A woman with short hair speaks into a microphone in a suburban community of homes.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7253236.1720038361!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cecile-cassista.jpg)
The waitlist from the Department of Social Development, which was updated June 30, shows 1,044 people are waiting for a nursing home bed, including 513 who are waiting in hospitals despite being medically able to leave.
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