“The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System: Assessing the promise, reality and challenges” by Dr. Karen-Marie Elah Perry was co-published in June 2020 by the Canadian Centre for Policy Aternatives, the Hospital Employees’ Union and the BC Health Coalition. This report elaborates on recommendations to the Government of British Columbia examining challenges in assisted living and how they can be addressed.
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Support the Seniors Advocate to work with a broad-based multistakeholder advisory committee to conduct a review of seniors’ assisted living residences
Recommendation 9: In addition, the Seniors Advocate would request a report from each health authority outlining:- How they are using the funding provided by the Ministry of Health (i.e., $26 million over three years) to increase staffing and care coordination for assisted living residents and to identify the gaps and challenges with the implementation of Bill 16; and
- The current pressure on the health authority for acute home support and home health resources from the assisted living sector, and the potential increased pressure on these resources moving forward.
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