As the Member said, there’s a requirement for increase in home care, but it’s just one area where there could be a decrease if the elders were allowed to have family members. We agree, also, that family members staying with elders do prevent elders from going into long-term facilities, which are very expensive. The alternative I think that this government needs to look at and will be looking at, is to make sure that program policies that prevent elders from getting assistance in their homes because of the risk of losing programs that they should be getting, and subsidies that they should be getting, will be looked at by the three departments mentioned earlier.
Tom Beaulieu on Question 36-17(1): Comprehensive Strategy For The Care Of Elders
In the Legislative Assembly on December 9th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 36-17(1): Comprehensive Strategy For The Care Of Elders
Oral Questions
December 8th, 2011
Tu Nedhe
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