With the expectation that the federal government is close to concluding a 10-year deal with the provincial and territorial governments over health spending, there is an historic opportunity to invest in Canadian seniors\u2019 care and Canada\u2019s long-term care homes.<\/p>\n
Too often, seniors care has received less attention than other demographics \u2013 the chronic underfunding of long-term care homes across Canada has created structural issues that present obstacles to the long-term sustainability of the system. Widespread staffing shortages and outdated infrastructure are structural issues that need to be addressed in order for homes to . This will require a serious investment in our homes.<\/p>\n
As Canada\u2019s governments finalize negotiations over the future of health transfers, CALTC and its members are calling for a deliberate and sizeable investment in seniors care, and particularly long-term care homes.<\/p>\n
We are calling for the development of a sustainable funding model which provides for appropriate staffing models, up-to-date clinical assessment tools and data software, quality food and nutrition, recreation and social activities, support for family caregivers, and all operational supports that allow homes to provide quality long-term care.<\/p>\n
We need governments to make immediate and sustained investments in short-term and long-term recruitment and retention strategies to ensure there is a pipeline of skilled staff to work in long-term care homes.<\/p>\n
We also need dedicated infrastructure funding to ensure seniors have access to modern, liveable homes with world-class infection prevention and control measures which keep residents safe.<\/p>\n
Resident-centred care is the priority for all long-term care homes in Canada. This is the standard to which we aspire, but our system is currently built on poor foundations. Building strong foundations and establishing a sustainable system for the future will require the coordinated efforts of long-term care homes, provincial and territorial governments and the federal government.<\/p>\n
We have an historic opportunity to address these challenges, we cannot wait.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the expectation that the federal government is close to concluding a 10-year deal with the provincial and territorial governments over health spending, there is an historic opportunity to invest in Canadian seniors\u2019 care and Canada\u2019s long-term care homes. Too often, seniors care has received less attention than other demographics \u2013 the chronic underfunding of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights"],"yoast_head":"\n