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R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home - Facility Upgrades

Sector: Government • Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Source: Infrastructure Canada

Project
Completed

The project consists of two components: 1) the upgrade of current wander guard system; and 2) the replacement of all the handrails within the facility. Rationale: 1) the new system will be fully integrated with the Nurse call system. The upgraded system will include beacons and door controllers throughout the facility such that staff can be alerted via the Nurse call handset of wandering patients

Status
Closed
Sector
Government, Hospital, Residential
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Infrastructure Canada

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The project “R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home - Facility Upgrades” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Nova Scotia, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Infrastructure Canada.

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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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The project consists of two components: 1) the upgrade of current wander guard system; and 2) the replacement of all the handrails within the facility. Rationale: 1) the new system will be fully integrated with the Nurse call system. The upgraded system will include beacons and door controllers throughout the facility such that staff can be alerted via the Nurse call handset of wandering patients; and 2) The current handrails are old and worn. The new handrails will reduce the chance of infection and increase resident safety. Ownership: Municipal

Original sector

Community, Culture and Recreation

Location

Country

Canada

State

Nova Scotia

Source

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Infrastructure Canada

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Sector

Government, Hospital, Residential

Article published date

2026-06-28

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