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Compass News – 29 June 2026
The Poinciana rehab centre is facing staffing shortages. Though training and recruitment is ongoing, the Health Minister shares that staffing the mental health facility is proving to be a challenge.
Nanalie Solomon-Cover has been confirmed to lead the University College of the Cayman Islands as President, after acting in the role since last November. The appointment was announced in parliament last week.
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Poinciana operating at half capacity due to staff shortages
Cayman’s first long-term mental health facility, the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre, is running at less than half its capacity despite an urgent need for residential care for people with moderate to severe mental health conditions.
Tabling the Centre’s 2025 annual report in Parliament, Health Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks said that just four of its nine six-bed cottages were currently occupied, because the facility is currently operating at less than half the required staffing capacity.
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