Nunavut’s 1st long-term continuous care home expected to open in June

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Nunavut’s 1st long-term continuous care home expected to open in June – CBC

by ahnationtalk on April 29, 202415 Views

Apr 29, 2024

Home expected to house 24 elders, will be overseen by Sakku-Embassy West joint venture

Eric Anoee’s older brother is living in the Embassy West Senior Living retirement home in Ottawa. But being in an unfamiliar, southern environment is not ideal — for the Anoee family, or for the other Nunavummiut whose elder relatives are being sent there for care.

“It’s apparent that Inuit at Embassy West in Ottawa are very far from home,” Anoee said from his home in Arviat, Nunavut. “It’s not much different for my brother.

“It’s hard, but at this time, there’s very little options.”

That is expected to change in a couple of months with the opening of Nunavut’s first long-term continuous care home for elders. The facility is expected to open in Rankin Inlet in June.