Seniors

Bill Moore Kilgannon of Public Interest Alberta discusses homecare changes in this podcast segment from CBC Radio.

"People close to the Seniors’ care system know that it isn’t working very well. The chronic shortage of longterm (nursing home) care beds has not been addressed. Home care is scarce, hard to access, and often not reliable. Care facilities are frequently under-staffed and staffed by people who don’t have the qualifications they require. Yes, there are exceptions to these conditions, but many of these are in facilities that few of us could ever afford."

"Une femme d'Edmonton se sent impuissante devant le droit de regard que procure la loi albertaine aux médecins sur les soins qui sont prodigués à son mari, invalide depuis un accident vasculaire cérébral.Huguette Hébert tente en vain depuis l'an dernier de faire modifier le traitement que reçoit Jack Rudichuk. Elle s'inquiète de mises en garde concernant la prise, par les gens atteints de problèmes cardiovasculaires, de certains des médicaments qui sont administrés à son mari."

"Life hasn’t slowed down one bit for retired Edmonton teacher Noel Somerville, former executive secretary of the Edmonton Public Teachers local. 'My career in teaching and with Edmonton Public was really all-consuming. I didn’t have much time left over to give back to the community,' notes Somerville, 80. 'Like many retirees, I now find myself wondering how I ever had time to work!'

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