During the week of February 4th, 2019, representatives from the Long-Term Care sector from across Canada convened in Ottawa to advocate for seniors’ care. In the past few months, the association has worked closely with MP Rudd to ensure that this advocacy week is a success. MP Rudd’s continued engagement and support has enabled CALTC to advocate more effectively on behalf of Canada’s seniors. CALTC would like to thank MP Rudd for her ongoing commitment and for championing the issues affecting seniors.
While in Ottawa, CALTC members called on the government to use federal infrastructure funding to help build new, and renovate old, long-term care homes. CALTC also urged the government to address the severe labour shortage in longterm care and provide better access to innovative software and data. Changes like these will help both Canadian seniors as well as policy-makers.
“The federal government has a leadership role to play to ensure that seniors are receiving the care they need with the dignity they deserve. The federal government can better demonstrate their commitment to Canada’s seniors by investing in new and upgraded housing; ensuring it meets today’s standards and supports excellent care delivery,” says Daniel Fontaine, Chair of CALTC.
The recommendations unveiled in Long Overdue: Improving Seniors Care in Canada, present critical proposals for strengthening seniors’ care across Canada. These include:
• Investing in seniors housing where care is provided by using federal infrastructure funding to create 42,000 new beds and help rebuild older homes by 2023. • Addressing the seniors care labour shortage by developing a Pan-Canadian Health Human Resources Strategy. • Supporting innovation and data in health care by mandating funding and supporting the implementation of a new management information system for long-term care.
About the Canadian Association for Long Term Care The Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) is the national voice of longterm care providers delivering publicly-funded health care services to seniors across Canada, when they can no longer live at home.
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