Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home

It was built in 1948 as the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, and was repurposed into a nursing home after a new wing, which would become the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, was built in 1983.

DMNH was named after a local well-known doctor, Dr. Duncan MacMillan.

The building that was used as DMNH from 1983–2010 was originally built in 1948, and used as Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital.

It was converted into a Nursing Home in 1983 after a new wing was built and made into the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital.

[3] The Nova Scotia Department of Health announced plans in 2007 to build a replacement nursing home for Sheet Harbour in 2010.

DMNH sign.
The old door to the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital , was used as a window for Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home.