Home-care groups feel left out of Ontario budget that emphasized long-term care
'No one wants to go to long-term care if they can avoid it. No one,' says former resident
March 29, 2021 - Organizations that service community health-care needs say they're disappointed last week's Ontario budget emphasized long-term care investments, and didn't promise more funding for groups that help seniors remain at home.
"We have been working tirelessly over this last year supporting people to stay safe in their homes, and this has had a huge impact on our staffing, on our capacity to deliver," said Deborah Simon, CEO of the Ontario Community Support Association. "We fully expected government to shore up some investments for us this year, and we didn't see it."
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