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NDP plans for better seniors care
Published 1:05 PDT, Wed September 30, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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The BC NDP plan to invest in longterm care, party leader John Horgan said during a stop in Surrey today.
“During a health crisis, it’s seniors who are most at risk,” said Horgan. “Sixteen long years of BC Liberal neglect left longterm care homes dangerously understaffed and frontline workers underpaid. Our plan builds on the progress we’ve made to keep seniors healthy and safe, through the pandemic and beyond.”
The NDP plan to build new, better public longterm care homes and make sure private operators deliver better care through new requirements. The NDP said care workers will be paid fairly, and the party will also invest $1.4 billion over 10 years to eliminate multi-bed rooms in longterm care facilities owned by health authorities.