Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This issue goes back many, many years and I am aware that there have been a number of reviews done to see the suitability of this facility as a long-term care facility for elders, but I understand that it is not possible to be used that way, the way it was built. It was built by the Housing Corporation and I don't know what happened back then, but it was not built with the planning required to use it as a long-term care facility or even a palliative care.
Mr. Chairman, I do understand what the Member is saying and this is an emerging issue or it is an increasingly important issue and it will become more and more important. I hear everywhere...I got that not only do we want to keep our elders close to home as much as possible, but especially in their last days or last weeks and months.
There are communities that are able to handle this and they are doing it more. Right now, the department is working with the Dene Nation on how to address palliative care in the NWT. I think the findings of that will be helpful.
Specifically to Resolution, I will look at the situation in Resolution again to see what we can do to accommodate an elder who wants to be moved back and receive palliative care. Some elders may be able to spend their last days and weeks in their own homes if there is enough supports there with home care and family support, and some elders may not be able to come back if they need intensive medical care. But there might be other elders that happen once in a while or...I don't think there's enough numbers there to even keep four beds busy, but I think this is something that we need to look at and I will commit to look at what palliative care service can be provided in Resolution. Thank you.