GN aims to create 72 new beds for Nunavut elders by 2030 – Nunatsiaq News

Mar 6, 2025

Government provides update on its elder strategy

With the newly built 24-bed Rankin Inlet elder facility expected to open next month, work continues on similar facilities in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit. Combined, they will create 72 more beds for seniors in the territory.

“I am pleased to say our commitment to supporting elders to age in dignity is one of our dreams which is coming to life,” Finance Minister Lorne Kusugak told the legislative assembly last week while delivering the territory’s budget for 2025-26.

The 24-bed Cambridge Bay facility is currently going through the “detailed design” stage. Construction is to start next year and it’s expected to be substantially complete by fall 2028, but no date has been set for it to open.

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