Alberta Long-term Care

• Alberta government to provide financial relief for continuing care residents

  Alberta said residents' accommodations will only increase by 3.2 per cent during this time period, compared to this year's rate of 5.5 per cent.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2022
  
• Alberta government to cover some costs of increased continuing care fees

  Continuing care operators can raise their fees every July 1 by the rate of inflation over the previous year. That's expected to be 5.5 per cent this year.

  Politics

  Apr 6, 2022
  
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• Alberta government to expand continuing care facilities, services with $3.2B investment

  The Province of Alberta says $3.2 billion will be earmarked for operating funds to support professional health-care and support services across the continuing care system.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2022
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• Alberta report urges home care to handle predicted surge in continuing care system

  A review of Alberta's continuing-care system says demand for it will grow by two-thirds by the end of the decade. The report was released by Health Minister Tyler Shandro.

  Health

  May 31, 2021
• Alberta received shipment of 21,450 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines this week

  As of Friday, there are 691 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, with 115 of those in ICU.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2021
• Calgary care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak selected to get vaccine

  Officials working to contain an outbreak at a long-term care home received a heartwarming New Year's Eve gift. AgeCare Skypointe has been selected to start receiving the vaccine.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2020
• Alberta seniors call for better care and profits out of long-term care homes

  Seniors advocates in Alberta say the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the cracks in privately funded care homes.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2020
• Order to reduce COVID-19 spread delayed as Alberta’s nurse union files grievance

  An order aimed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 between care homes has been delayed as Alberta's nurse's union files a grievance with Alberta Health Services.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Alberta government asks non-AHS staff needing PPE to request via email

  The government of Alberta said Tuesday the Provincial Operations Centre would distribute more than 1,500 orders of PPE in "the coming days."

  Politics

  Apr 14, 2020
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• Family calls for re-testing of recovered COVID-19 cases at McKenzie Towne care home

  Twenty-five residents at Calgary's McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre who tested positive for COVID-19 are now considered recovered.

  Health

  Apr 13, 2020