Opinion
There’s a human resources crisis in seniors care
By Daniel Fontaine September 18, 2018
Health professionals are not only caring for seniors at a later age in life, but they are caring for individuals with multiple and complex medical conditions. Without urgent attention, there will not be a health-care professional there to support a senior in need.
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured at a scrum in the House foyer. Expecting that those working in our health-care system can appropriately care for our seniors based on the existing system and support structure is not feasible, writes the chair of the Canadian Association for Long Term Care. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
As we celebrated Labour Day a couple weeks ago, we paused and reflected on the significant contribution Canadian workers have and continue to make for our country. It was an opportunity to reflect on what our labour force needs to be successful now and into the future.
Disclosure: The licence to share this op-ed widely was purchased after its publication date. All op-eds that appear in The Hill Times, including this one, pass through the editorial-oversight process, which includes fact-checks and edits for style, grammar, and punctuation. Editorial is not involved in the licensing process.
Related Stories
-
Sponsored Content
Canada’s economic recovery is green
Explore, analyze, understand
Inside Ottawa Directory – 2020 Edition – SOLD OUT
The handy reference guide includes: riding profiles, MPs by province, MP contact details, both Hill and constituency and more.
Get the book
The handy reference guide includes: riding profiles, MPs by province, MP contact details, both Hill and constituency and more.
Get the book
Mauril and Me
A collection of personal reflections and anecdotes in encounters and impacts by colleagues, community leaders and individuals.
Get the book
A collection of personal reflections and anecdotes in encounters and impacts by colleagues, community leaders and individuals.
Get the book
Related Policy Briefings
Agriculture Policy Briefing
Short and informative analyses on policy challenges that bring background and recommendations to policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Read policy briefing
Short and informative analyses on policy challenges that bring background and recommendations to policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Read policy briefing
Cannabis with Edibles
Short and informative analyses on policy challenges that bring background and recommendations to policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Read policy briefing
Short and informative analyses on policy challenges that bring background and recommendations to policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Read policy briefing
Privacy and Security in the Digital Age
Short and informative analyses on policy challenges that bring background and recommendations to policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Read policy briefing
Short and informative analyses on policy challenges that bring background and recommendations to policymakers, journalists and the general public.
Read policy briefing
Politics This Morning
Your email has been added. An email has been sent to your address, please click the link inside of it to confirm your subscription.
Ottawa making ‘good progress’ modernizing procurement, but auditor finds more training needed
Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan looked into how departments are better planning procurements for complex IT solutions, including lessons learned from the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system.
Long-term fixes for safe drinking water in some First Nations could be out of reach for ‘several years,’ says AG
A small proportion (15 per cent) of the 100 advisories lifted since the Trudeau Liberals took office ended as result of 'interim measures,' according to the report.Liberal delay in moving on Bill C-19 ‘puzzling’ given election posturing, says NDP’s Blaikie
After being ‘in a hurry’ to table the bill in December amid strong public polling, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says she thinks the delay now is a reflection of a dip in Liberal fortunes. New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?
The special committee was created through a Conservative motion that was backed by the Liberals, Bloc, and NDP. Nearly half of the members of the committee are members of the International Trade Committee. Torture ‘by another name’: Canada still keeps some prisoners in solitary confinement, ‘disturbing’ new data shows
Federal prison authorities say the Liberal law requires the agency to give prisoner’s the ‘opportunity’ for time out of cell, and often prisoners refuse.MPs, advocates urge more government action to combat ‘pandemic of anti-Asian racism’
Most MPs and advocates who spoke to The Hill Times connected this resurgence in hate to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Liberal MP Han Dong noting that communities have come together in response. Statistics Canada ‘almost ready’ to launch consultations on effort to collect race-based data on crime
It will ultimately be up to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and other policing partners to get buy-in from their colleagues to implement the initiative on the ground.Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact
Former Canadian ambassador Ferry de Kerckhove says the declaration is a recouping of the 'past glory' of Canada's multilateral work on the international stage. Unofficial NDP political groups call to be seated at the table with the party
'We have the resolutions, we have people who are willing to do the job, so let us be partners in building a socialist movement in this country,' says NDP Socialist Caucus chairperson Barry Weisleder.Trending Stories
