Nursing Home Without Walls expands to 31 New Brunswick sites
Nov 12, 2026 · Summarized by Fundy Tech from 3 sources
New Brunswick’s Nursing Home Without Walls program has grown to 31 locations and passed 4,000 registered participants. The group is also talking with five provinces about expansion.
Key points
- Faubourg du Mascaret in Moncton joined on Monday.
- The program started in 2019 with four pilot sites.
- Expansion announcements are expected starting in January 2026.
The full story
Nursing Home Without Walls began in 2019 as a pilot idea from Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard, a professor at Université de Moncton’s school of nursing and director of the Research Centre on Aging. The program is meant to help older adults remain in their homes by extending nursing home services into the community. Those services include home visits, social activities and access to community resources.
The program started with four participating nursing homes: three in the province’s Acadian peninsula and one in Port Elgin. It has since expanded steadily and now has 31 locations. On Monday, Faubourg du Mascaret in Moncton officially joined, with its two francophone nursing homes, Pavillon Landry and Pavillon Richard, under the Shannex umbrella.
Dupuis-Blanchard said she never imagined the program would help more than 4,000 seniors. As of October, there were more than 4,000 registered participants, according to seniors minister Lyne Chantal Boudreau. Dupuis-Blanchard said the program has also grown beyond rural communities into Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John. She said urban seniors can also feel isolated.
Boudreau said many older adults in New Brunswick are dealing with loneliness. She also said the program’s bilingual mix matters because it lets seniors get support in the language of their choice. Dupuis-Blanchard said she is working with Healthcare Excellence Canada and is in talks with five provinces about expansion. New announcements are expected starting in January 2026.
Why it matters
This can help older adults stay at home longer with more support, visits and social activities. Families may find it easier to get help in the community, especially in rural and francophone areas. The program could also offer a model for other provinces looking to support seniors living at home.
Who’s affected: New Brunswick seniors and families
What’s next
Expansion announcements are expected starting in January 2026. Dupuis-Blanchard is in talks with five provinces about bringing the program there.
What to do
- Check whether your local nursing home joins the program.
- Ask about home visits and social activities for seniors.
- Watch for expansion announcements in January 2026.
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