Restorative care can get people back to their homes sooner. So why does P.E.I. have so few beds?
A retired nurse was shocked recently to learn that restorative care beds at a Charlottetown nursing home had never returned after the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda McLaughlin says that kind of care can be an important step for people wanting to return to their homes after an injury or illness. But as CBC's Connor Lamont reports, Health P.E.I. has no immediate plans to bring them back, due to a competing need.