A Tignish seniors home now has spaces available to let long-term care patients from western Prince Edward Island live closer to their own communities.

Penny MacLeod, president of the board of directors for the Tignish Seniors Home Care Co-operative, said people quickly snapped up the 12 new long-term care beds the province recently funded, in a new wing that supplements the existing 52 community-care spaces.

"All 12 are filled... We have nine residents in right now, so there's three to come, but …