[Sundaycommunity] Fw: Sign this open letter calling for urgent action to fix our failing long-term care system

[Dave Snelgrove]

I have at hand a document prepared by the NIA (National Institue on Aging)
which is a public policy and research centre based at Ryerson.  Its focus
is "to create a blueprint for better public policy and practices to address
the challenges presented by (US)
Canada's aging population."

 The document is called Bringing Long-term Care Home. It's a proposal to
create a virtual long-term care at home program to support a more
cost-effective and sustainable way to provide long-term care across
Ontario. The person who is giving this to me has worked for years on
long-term care issues end gave this to me as an example of what of what is
going to be taking place at decision-making levels in Ontario.  The summary
paragraph says that "A Virtual Long-term Care @Home Program will advance
the cost-effective and sustainable provision of long-term care in Ontario.

Rather than using allocated money to build more homes, the strongly urge
the money, plus new money, be used to help people remain at home, using a
new mix of local Primary Care, Home Care, community paramedicine and
Community Support Services.

There are about 35 pages to this proposal.

I understand that this in no way addresses the current crisis.  But it's
useful to know that the future doesn't seem to include new and better
facilities.  I have a problem with this idea - isolation is going to
continue to be a problem. And I haven't studied the proposal carefully yet.
But thought you'd be interested to hear about it.

Blessings to you and MaryLou,
Rosemary


On Sat., Jan. 9, 2021, 1:23 p.m. Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity, <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The matter addressed in this public letter which I am forwarding to you is
> an important one for our society and for us personally.
>
> We are in our late-seventies and we live in a seniors' apartment building.
> This is not Long-Term Care, but who knows? We could need long-term care at
> some point. I have always been concerned about the low level of funding,
> staffing and care at many of these seniors' long-term care facilities, but
> now, during the COVID crisis, it is fully and publicly apparent what the
> awful, disgusting and deadly consequences are to this long-term neglect of
> people in long-term care. .
> As this open letter says, there is a need for action, and it needs to be
> URGENT ACTION. Please consider signing the letter.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Brian
>
>
> *Brian J. Halferty*
> 146 Sumach Street, Apt. 214
> Toronto, ON  M5A 0P7
> 416-431-0038
>
>
> https://www.thestar.com/long-term-care/ltc-crisis.html
>
>
>
> Sign this open letter calling for urgent action to fix our failing
> long-term care system
> <https://www.thestar.com/long-term-care/ltc-crisis.html>
>
> Sign this open letter calling for urgent action to fix our failing long-...
>
> Join the campaign: how governments and you can save the lives of seniors.
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