{
  "id": 19715195,
  "title": "Program that supports seniors living at home expands in rural New Brunswick",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/program-that-supports-seniors-living-at-home-expands-in-rural-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:01:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news-globalnews",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12148478/nursing-home-without-walls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new program in rural New Brunswick is bringing nursing home-like support directly to seniors' homes in communities such as Fundy Rural District's Brown Flat. The Nursing Home Without Walls program, which started in September at the River Road Hub, offers exercise, shared meals, and social and medical assistance to about 45 seniors participating in the initiative. Christina Harvey, the executive sponsor of the Greenwich Community Centre Nursing Homes Without Walls, hopes the program will reduce social isolation and strengthen the community. Five staff members, including a kinesiologist and a nursing degree holder, support the program. The annual budget has grown to $12 million, with $4 million in new funding. New Brunswick Health Minister John Dornan believes similar support could help keep seniors out of hospitals by addressing issues like driving limitations, meal preparation, and socialization. Minister of Seniors Lyne Chantal Boudreau notes that each program is tailored to the needs of seniors in their respective communities. Since its launch in 2019, the program has benefited over 7,700 seniors, and the River Road Hub could potentially expand to accommodate up to 200 participants.",
  "summary": "A new program in rural New Brunswick is bringing some of the benefits of a nursing home directly to the community.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}