It is my understanding that, in doing that report, the Bureau of Statistics looked at issues such as the age of people going into long-term care; what their health status was going into long-term care; how much time they spent in long-term care; which community they were from and which community they want into long-term care in, which are sometimes different. They looked, certainly, at the comorbidities, as we say, more than one chronic disease, that drive people into the requirement for higher-level nursing care and thus into long-term care. I feel confident that the health of the population was a primary consideration in looking at the bed needs going forward.
Julie Green on Question 678-19(2): Long-Term Care
In the Legislative Assembly on March 29th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 678-19(2): Long-Term Care
Oral Questions
March 29th, 2021
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