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

[Lee Piepgrass]

Thanks to both of you for bringing this to our attention. I had not previously heard of it, but I certainly signed.

Lee

> On Jan 9, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Dave Snelgrove via Sundaycommunity <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
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> 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."
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>  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.
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> 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.
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> There are about 35 pages to this proposal.
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> 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.
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> Blessings to you and MaryLou,
> Rosemary
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>> On Sat., Jan. 9, 2021, 1:23 p.m. Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity, <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
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>> 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.
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>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> Brian
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>> Brian J. Halferty
>> 146 Sumach Street, Apt. 214
>> Toronto, ON  M5A 0P7
>> 416-431-0038 
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>> https://www.thestar.com/long-term-care/ltc-crisis.html
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>> Sign this open letter calling for urgent action to fix our failing long-term care system
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>> Sign this open letter calling for urgent action to fix our failing long-...
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