Isobel Mackenzie
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Profit outpacing costs in B.C. long-term care facilities, seniors’ advocate saysA report from B.C. seniors' advocate says profits for contracted long-term care facilities are growing faster than expenses such as as direct care costs and staff wages.HealthSep 25, 2023
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Rising cost, demand spurs call for review of B.C.’s assisted-living regulationsThe percentage of British Columbians aged over 75 is slated to grow by 65 per cent in the next two decades, meaning even more demand for assisted-living, the seniors advocate says.HealthJun 28, 2023
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‘This is so wrong’: Concerns raised about proposed rule at age-restricted Delta, B.C. co-opThe Crescent Downs Housing Co-operative intends to register a rule preventing its residents from sharing a suite with any platonic companion, even adult family members.CanadaSep 29, 2022
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Victoria seniors stage protest at vacant school field, seeking park space for eldersAbout 100 seniors took part in the protest near the land owned by the Greater Victoria School District, and say they are being shut out of green space near their homes.PoliticsSep 27, 2022
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B.C. seniors receiving less support than in other provinces: reportHousing continues to be the greatest financial pressure on seniors, with the number of B.C. seniors in core housing growing by 17 per cent between 2011 and 2016.PoliticsSep 22, 2022
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B.C. watchdog reports disturbing hike in abuse and neglect of seniorsB.C.'s seniors' advocate found been a disturbing hike in cases of neglect or abuse of the province's elders in recent years, a likely-under-reported issue that predates COVID-19.HealthDec 8, 2021
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Lack of staff sick pay, rapid testing contributed to COVID-19 deaths in B.C. long-term care: reportIsobel Mackenzie focused her review on more than two dozen of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in seniors facilities across the province.HealthOct 6, 2021
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Additional visitors and longer, unmonitored visits to be allowed in B.C. long-term careResidents of long-term care and assisted-living facilities will soon be able to have "regular, frequent and routine" opportunities for social visits.HealthMar 25, 2021
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Many seniors struggle with loneliness. The pandemic has only made it worseFrom living alone to being confined in homes, the pandemic has also brought up important conversations on how seniors in Canada socialize and how long-term care needs to change.LifestyleFeb 20, 2021
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B.C.’s seniors advocate launches review into elder abuseIsobel Mackenzie said in her annual review that there were just over 5,500 total calls to the information line in 2019, an increase of 27 per cent from the year before.Dec 8, 2020
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