Here’s what some are saying:
NDP Health Critic, France Gélinas (MPP Nickel Belt): Long-Term Care Home inspections fall short. Gélinas, stated that “some homes are really not meeting quality care and need the government oversight to protect people.” Click here for January 10th article in the Ottawa Citizen by Elizabeth Payne.
Candace Chartier, CEO/Ontario Long-Term Care Association: “in long-term care, 95% of administration burden arises from meeting legislated obligations directly related to superfluous care planning documentation and responding to inspection requirements, both of which divert staff time and resources from the provision of direct care.”
Lisa Levin, CEO/AdvantAGE Ontario: “Long-term care is the most over regulated sector in Ontario with 600 regulations”.
Administrators: trying to comply with all the regulations prohibits the implementation of innovative care that would benefit residents directly.
A family member: I saw a staff who was handing out medication. She stopped to help a resident who fell and was then chastised for leaving the medication tray unattended.
If these 600 regulations and the extra 100 inspectors have not managed to improve our long-term care home system by now, they never will. Don’t you think it is time for a transformation – one that promotes a better quality of life for residents as opposed to more rules and regulations?
What do you say? Please tell us what you think – we would love to hear from you.
And share this with your contacts or anyone you know who may be interested in improving the way care is delivered to the 70,000 residents now living in our long-term care homes in Ontario.