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Canada’s Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is making an announcement following the release of national standards for long-term care, alongside Seniors Minister Kamal Khera.
In January, the Health Standards Organization released updated standards for long-term care that say residents should get at least four hours of care every day. The standards, from a panel of experts at the non-profit organization, also say those who work in those residences must be paid more.
Long-term care as a health-service falls under provincial jurisdiction, and there is a patchwork of rules across the country governing how homes should be designated, operated and maintained.
Typically it would fall to the provincial governments to mandate the standards if they choose, but in the 2021 election Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to legislate safety in long-term care across the province. He said in January the federal government is talking to provinces and territories about new standards for the quality, design and operations of long-term care homes.
Duclos also said at the time that the government plans to start consultations on that legislation in the “coming months,” though he has not said what the legislation would entail.
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