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Long-term care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic lessons and persistent failure
Between March and September of 2020, long-term care (LTC) workers in Nova Scotia completed an online survey about their work experience during the early parts…
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Backgrounder: Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure
This backgrounder details the research methodology and full survey findings of the CCPA-NS report Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure.
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Low-income senior renters can’t age in place in Winnipeg
Structural barriers exist that prevent low-income seniors from aging in place.
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Alternative federal budget 2026: Seniors’ and long-term care
What the Canadian government should do on seniors’ and long-term care. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Soins aux aînés et soins de longue durée
Ce que le gouvernement canadien devrait faire en matière de soins aux aînés et soins de longue durée. Une véritable indépendance exige un nouveau modèle…
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Our recommendations for the 2024 BC budget
The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2024 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next…
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Why increasing government spending makes economic sense
Author’s note: The latest BC government throne speech promised “to help solve big challenges – like inequality and climate change – with growth that is…
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BC Budget 2021: Stay-the-course budget misses the mark on key areas of urgency outside health
The BC government tabled a surprisingly stay-the-course budget today, making some improvements on the margins but missing the opportunity to shift BC towards a more…
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What federal leadership on long-term care standards should look like
As the COVID-19 pandemic second wave once again ravages long-term care homes in Canada, we must reckon with the obvious: it is time to set…
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Under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized: Assisted living seniors’ care in BC
COVID-19 has shone a light on serious problems in our seniors’ care system resulting from years of underfunding, privatization and precarious working conditions. These problems…
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Time to end profit-making in seniors’ care
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on serious problems in Canada’s seniors’ care system, as nursing homes quickly became the epicenters of the outbreak.…
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BC’s first-ever poverty reduction strategy: An important step forward, but does it go far enough?
After ten years of community calls for action, BC has at long last joined the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. BC’s…
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