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Why wheelchair fees are not ‘fair’ and what they say about the state of seniors care in BC
The recent announcement of a $25/month user fee for wheelchairs used by people in long-term care facilities in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions…
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Getting it Wrong For Seniors in British Columbia
Seniors and their families need and should have access to useful information when they are making critical decisions about residential care and throughout the period…
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“Mass staff replacements” in seniors’ care: impacts and solutions
Deep in the second volume of the BC Ombudsperson’s recently-released second report on seniors’ care, is an interesting and important discussion about large-scale staff replacements and…
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Why young children’s education and care are not priorities in this election
It seems clear that policy-makers in this province (and country, for that matter) are not prepared to invest in a quality early education and childcare…
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A Framework for Enhancing Home Support in BC
Home support is an important element of the broader home and community care system, which unfortunately tends to get overlooked in many health care discussions.…
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Seniors’ care concerns should be taken seriously in this election
Access to residential care beds for seniors was dubbed “an election hotspot” by CTV early last week, and for good reasons. The party that forms…
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Your government cares about seniors (in up to five communities across the province)
This is the message that the Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Mary Polak sent out yesterday with the announcement of a new partnership between…
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