Bill 171: Long-term Care Strategy Act

This bill primarily affects operators and workers in Nova Scotia's long-term care sector — nursing homes, residential care facilities, and continuing care organizations. Non-profit long-term care providers stand to benefit from new government support when building or replacing facilities, including help navigating third-party contractors. For-profit long-term care operators face a significant restriction, as the government will be prohibited from funding new for-profit facilities, effectively closing off public capital and operating support for that model. Facilities of all sizes will need to meet a 4.1-hour daily hands-on care standard per resident, which will likely require hiring more continuing care assistants, renegotiating staffing contracts, and adjusting scheduling practices — changes that will hit smaller operators with tighter margins especially hard.