Transitional Care Centre
Shannex will operate a new Transitional Care Centre located in West Bedford, Nova Scotia, opening late 2024.
The Transitional Care Centre will serve patients of Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone (18 years and older) who no longer require a hospital stay, but need additional support before they return home.
This innovative model of care fills a need in the continuum of health services available to Nova Scotians between hospital care and community. Adding this new service is expected to reduce emergency wait times and capacity challenges faced by Nova Scotia’s health care system by freeing up hospital beds. Patients will be partners in their care planning and will collaborate with clinicians, like occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and others to prepare for their return back to home. Care and support will vary depending on individual care plans.
We are experts in community care
Every day, we see the difference personalized and appropriate care planning, delivered by skilled team members, makes to our home care, long term care and retirement living clients. Some key roles include:
CCA
Provides personal care to those who require it, with a focus on supporting and encouraging the level of functional ability required to return to community
Allied Health
Restorative health professionals support the focus on functional abilities, encouraging adherence to treatment plans, and guiding patients with their expertise and knowledge
Nursing Staff
Nurses are integral in supporting the goal of returning home by promoting health, being engaged in inter-professional collaboration, performing regular assessments, and offering evidence based clinical expertise to inform care plans that fit with patient/family goals.
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What is transitional care?
Transitional care can apply to any situation when someone moves from one care setting to another. In this case, it’s a level of care when a person is discharged from acute care but requires additional support before returning to home (or a new home). Supports include helping patients and families with medical, rehabilitative, practical, and emotional needs in a community care setting.
Building Features
- 110 private rooms/washrooms
- Communal dining on each floor
- Rehabilative and physiotherapy services on the first floor
Programs
- Rehabilitation care
- Post operation surgical recovery
- Wellness programs to optimize independence
- Fulfilling recreation and leisure programs for a variety of interests and abilities
Services
- Individualized assessment and care planning
- Professional interdisciplinary health care team
- Nursing staff on site 24-hours a day
Meet Vanessa Quigley,
Director of Restorative Care
“As a registered nurse, I’ve spent years working in acute care, emergency care and the flow of patients in and out of hospitals in Nova Scotia. At the Transitional Care Centre, Shannex will provide patients with the personalized care plans they need to return to wellness and return home – whatever home looks like for them.
The Transitional Care Centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia – a new model of care and service that encourages health innovation and collaboration. It’s really exciting to be part of, and I look forward to welcoming our first patients.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Currently, Shannex communities have an accommodations-based relationship with residents who call our locations home. In the Transitional Centre, we will serve patients of Nova Scotia Health who do not live with us – they will be staying with us for a shorter duration as is required to get them on the path back to home/community.
Patients will be transferred from one of Nova Scotia Health’s acute care environments (e.g., hospital) after being referred directly to the Transitional Care Centre. Patients may also be directly admitted from a home environment. This is not a walk-in community.
A patient’s stay will depend on their personalized care plan. No matter how long a patient stays with us, their experience will be transformative and focused on a temporary treatment plan that enables them to return to a place they call home – this can include their own home or with loved ones, a community-style environment (e.g., retirement living community) or a long-term care environment.