Seniors Care

• Little progress on long-term care A/C in Interior Health sites since 2021 heat dome

  The health authority in B.C.'s Interior says a worker shortage and long waits for needed supplies are leading to delays in upgrading air conditioning in long-term care homes.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
• Finding, hiring, retaining workers a major challenge in London-area care economy sector: survey

  'This is truly a crisis moment. We know that we need these workers. Other economies rely on people who care for other people,' said Mojdeh Cox, the head of Pillar Nonprofit.

  Canada

  Jun 9
  
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• Clifton House opens doors in Calgary ahead of Clifton Manor demolition

  A long term care centre in southeast Calgary has officially closed its doors after 50 years and a new facility will be taking its place.

  Features

  May 5
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• B.C.’s aging population a ‘wake-up call’ for health-care system, advocates say

  In B.C., the number of seniors surpassed one million for the first time, with people aged 65 and up making up 20.3 per cent of B.C.'s population.

  Canada

  Apr 27
• Smaller long-term care units one lesson of COVID-19 pandemic

  Over 15,000 people have died in care homes across the country, the highest proportion among all 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2021
• COVID-19: Unvaccinated Okanagan assisted living workers being terminated

  Despite the impact on operations, H and H Total Care Services, which operates The Hamlets assisted living facilities, supports the vaccine mandate.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2021
• Care homes in B.C.’s Interior plan for possible staffing impact as vaccine deadline looms

  While the vast majority of staff in the province are vaccinated, in B.C.'s Interior it appears a significant fraction of staff has yet to roll up a sleeve.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
• Trudeau promising to hire more PSWs with increased pay if re-elected

  Trudeau says that while health care is the jurisdiction of provinces and territories, a re-elected Liberal government would work with them to support seniors.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2021
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• Interior Health no longer overseeing Summerland, B.C., seniors home after quality of care improves

  Summerland Seniors Village is owned by a Chinese holding company and is operated by West Coast Seniors Housing Management.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
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• Deaths and COVID-19 outbreaks at care homes renew calls to better protect Alberta seniors

  Fifty-six of Edmonton's 62 long-term care or designated supportive living sites have had to manage a COVID-19 outbreak at some point in the past year.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2021