N.S. disability rights advocate moves out of nursing home and into a condo
Levack credits both Powley, an author and former municipal council candidate, and Independent Living Nova Scotia for her move.Powley, who lives with progressive multiple sclerosis, tells Global News the support of the provincial government is long overdue.
“This funding will allow people to move to an apartment or home in the community and live independently with people in a similar age range while still receiving the supports and services they need,” spokesperson Christina Deveau says.“Before, if you were of a severe disability, you only had the option of a nursing home or the hospital,” Powley says. “That wasn’t much of a choice, so I thought there should be more to choose from.
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