Ensuring Seniors Across Canada Have a Safe and Comfortable Home for the Holidays
A holiday message from the Canadian Association for Long Term Care As 2023 comes to a close, the Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) is expressing our gratitude to Canada’s entire long term care community, including residents, their families, staff and volunteers, and CALTC members, for their unwavering commitment to caring for their fellow […]
CALTC Statement Ahead of Finance Ministers’ Meeting
Ahead of today’s meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers from across the country, the Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) is hopeful that this meeting will serve as an opportunity for key policy makers to take action on a critical issue impacting Canadians from coast to coast: housing. More specifically, the long-term […]
Seniors Care Must Remain a Priority say Long Term Care Operators
The Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) was on Parliament Hill this week meeting with Members of Parliament, Senators and members of the civil service to call for the federal government to help resolve systemic staffing shortages, update outdated infrastructure and increase funding to support seniors living in long term care homes across the […]
Federal, Provincial, Territorial Health Ministers’ Meeting in P.E.I. Offers Some Hope for Long Term Care’s Priorities
The Canadian Association for Long Term Care is cautiously optimistic about the results of this week’s meeting of federal, provincial and territorial health ministers’ and ministers responsible for mental health and addiction. In their brief joint statement, we were pleased to see long term care was mentioned, with a commitment to do further work to ensure […]
Governments overlooking the other housing crisis in Canada: Long Term Care
In a move designed to address the rising cost of living, the federal government removed the GST from all new rental housing construction. This is good news for a generation of young people that is being priced out of the housing market. But it doesn’t help another generation that has been experiencing its very own […]
CALTC Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
As we mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day today, this should be an opportunity for reflection and education. It’s important to remember that mistreatment is not always physical; financial, emotional, and other forms of abuse against seniors unfortunately happens far too often. Some of the common signs that someone may be a victim of elder […]
Health Human Resources Insight: Retaining Our Long-Term Care Workforce
As we’ve written about in over the last few weeks — and it should come as no surprise — the ongoing health human resources crisis has taken a toll on the long-term care sector’s workforce. Years of underfunding and stretched resources, combined with the unique challenges of the pandemic have created a perfect storm for […]
Health Human Resources Insight: Building Up Our Canadian Workforce
Last week, we discussed ideas and solutions that involved bringing talented newcomers to Canada to help alleviate the HHR crisis hitting long-term care. Today, we’re looking within our borders and exploring how we can bolster efforts domestically to recruit staff into much-needed roles in long-term care homes across the country. Around the globe, Canadians are […]
CALTC Health Human Resources Insight: The Unique Challenges of Staffing in Long-Term Care Homes
The pandemic placed a spotlight on the many challenges facing long-term care homes. These challenges predated the pandemic, but were exacerbated by the unique challenges posed by a new virus which was little understood at the time but disproportionately affected older Canadians. It’s been reported on extensively since the first wave of COVID-19 infections in […]
CALTC Health Human Resources Insight: Welcoming Newcomers to Bolster Our Workforce
CALTC Health Human Resources Insight: Welcoming Newcomers to Bolster Our Workforce May 26, 2023 The long-term care sector in Canada needs an urgent injection of staff in order to ensure there is sustainability of resident care in the coming years. In this post last week, we detailed the conditions in long-term care homes that have […]
