B.C. announces four-year, $500-million plan to improve seniors care
VICTORIA — Seniors in British Columbia residential care facilities can expect more baths, walks and bathroom breaks as a result of a $500 million government care plan, Isobel Mackenzie, the province’s senior’s advocate, said Thursday.
Health Minister Terry Lake said the government will spend $500 million over the next four years to improve care for seniors, setting a target to average 3.36 direct-care hours daily to seniors in public and private residential care facilities.
Mackenzie said her office, which monitors and analyses seniors’ services and issues in B.C., has already done the math and is pleased with the result.