Is it legal for Northwood Care to prevent healthy residents from leaving the property? We have been virus free for over

Hello! My name is Debra (formerly known as Legal Ease). Thank you for your question. I'm reviewing it now, and will post back again shortly.

I am sorry to hear this.

If you leave will they tell you that you can no longer live there?

Your being virus free isn't really the issue. The issue is they don't want you bringing covid back into the home.

So they aren't see you as being a risk to someone you will encounter. They see you being the one at risk for being harmed.

I don't see the Ministry in charge of long term care facilities seeing that this is wrong during this pandemic.

Do you see what I mean?

You aren't prisoners but you can be told if you take risks they don't want you to be exposed to the rest of the residents.

Does that make sense?

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Here is what the latest new is about COVID and long term care facilities. You will see your home is mentioned:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-update-wednesday-june-10-1.5606199

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