Quebec is currently unable to provide the services required for seniors with a great loss of autonomy, whether in CHSLDs or at home, deplores a report by the Auditor General. Without a change of direction, the aging of the population will worsen the situation.
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The Department of Health established in 2006 that an average of 1,962 hours per year is required to meet the needs of this clientele.
Yet, in 2020-2021, only 692 hours were provided, of which only 288 were in direct care.
And 2020-21 was a better year than previous ones, with hours delivered more than doubling since 2015-16.
More surprisingly, Quebec has not assessed its needs for residential care for seniors for nearly 15 years, notes the VG.
“Nor did he define how he would reorganize and fund long-term care in the context of the shift to home support,” she wrote in her press release. Finally, if the service offer is not improved, seniors with a great loss of autonomy will not all have access to public long-term care in the coming years or to a sufficient intensity of services. »
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