Mr. Speaker, I think that we also have to realize that there is a cost associated with the operation of a long-term care facility, incarceration programs. I will use the Arctic Tern Facility in Inuvik where we had one inmate which was costing this government some $5,000 a day to keep that one inmate in that facility, in excess of $150,000 a month. I think that we have to be realistic. The cost of keeping elders in their home is a lot cheaper than providing them that assistance and putting them in long-term care facilities where you have 24-hour care and provided by their families. I would just like to ask if he really seriously consider this and take down those barriers and keep their families in their homes, give them their family supports they need, and more importantly, bring down the cost of having to move them out of their communities and live out their days in their home communities. Thank you.
David Krutko on Question 557-16(5): Support For Seniors Continuing To Live In Their Homes And Communities
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 557-16(5): Support For Seniors Continuing To Live In Their Homes And Communities
Oral Questions
March 1st, 2011
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