Alberta report calls for hiring spree in long-term care facilities

  • 📰 globeandmail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 40 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 92%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

More health care workers needed despite goal of keeping a higher percentage of seniors in their homes, third-party review finds

Staff members wave to family and friends who came out to show support of residents and staff in the McKenzie Towne Long Term Care centre, in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 2, 2020.needs to hire thousands of health care workers for its continuing care facilities within the decade, even as it shifts its focus to helping more seniors age at home, to improve the quality of life for elderly citizens, according to a third-party review commissioned by the government.

The province, however, is not obliged to adopt the recommendations, which MNP produced after a year-long review. The United Conservative Party favours giving elderly residents increased opportunity to age at home, and MNP believes its proposal would reduce capital costs by $1.7-billion. But the report also calls for more hours of direct care each day for residents in facilities, requiring the equivalent of 6,776 additional full-time jobs.

“We know that we need to start the planning now, in 2021, for the beds and the staffing,” Mr. Shandro told reporters. “This shift is also consistent with recommended improvements related to quality of life, client choices and the ability to live at home/community longer and increasing the use of self-directed care,” MNP said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Sure, the problem is nobody wants to work there. No child at 8 says 'when I grow up I want to work in LTC.' The number of people over 85 quadruples from 2011 to 2031. Just wait another decade to see a big ole mess.

The Guy belongs to me from Sick Kids portion of the proceeds of the grant money - hit me with a Guitar Case in head, get me someone to get him corrected out of the Savage Garden, what i said lets make some music, and help me with the languages, etc.,

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines