Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I take the Member’s point. I think the Member might also be referring to home care support and Home Care Program, where the government and the department has to continue to expand because we do want to support families to our people in need of care to stay home as much as possible. That would be made possible whether they are elderly who are being discharged from the hospital or people who need a little bit of assistance to live in their communities. Home care and home support workers to provide that in our communities and we need to expand that service. This is something different from that, and that is just another way of helping our residents who need a little bit of assistance from the government to do what they do best, which is to take care of their own families wherever they can. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 15th, 2009
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