“Canadians are living longer, and our health-care system is reeling under the pressure of too many seniors occupying hospital beds due to the lack of care options in their community. It means their family members and loved ones are facing agonizing choices on how to support an aging parent, companion or spouse… When it comes to seniors and long-term care, Canada is at a tipping point. But it presents a clear opportunity for all stakeholders to work together nationwide — including health authorities, private companies and innovators, nursing colleges, associations, family councils and governments of all stripes.”
Ahead of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers of health meeting in Vancouver on Monday, CALTC CEO Jodi Hall and Terry Lake, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association have outlined the need for coordination in the Vancouver Sun.
Read the op-ed here.
