Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. We’ve heard plenty in this House about the impending demographic shift, the rapidly increasing proportion of elders. Even before the 17th Assembly, the department was talking about
moving away from long-term care facilities and toward more cost-effective home care programs.
In the Mackenzie Delta there are more than 300 elders over the age of 60 and yet there’s a chronic shortage of home care workers.
What is the Minister doing to improve health care in Fort McPherson and other communities in the Mackenzie Delta? Thank you.