Long-term care facilities are for people who need complex medical care from nurses 24 hours a day. They are people who have needs that are beyond families to provide. As a result of the level of care required, these facilities are located in regional centres, and that is a place where there is a broader range of services available and also a greater number of staff who can work with the elders. I realize it's important to keep elders in their communities, but I also realize that, in order to provide them with the care they need for their own quality of life, it may not be possible to do that in the community until the ends of their lives.
Julie Green on Question 358-19(2): Long-Term Care Facility
In the Legislative Assembly on October 16th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 358-19(2): Long-Term Care Facility
Oral Questions
October 16th, 2020
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