Denley: Fixing long-term care – without hurling money at it
It’s great to see Ontario political parties finally focusing on the health and housing needs of seniors.
The problem is the parties’ bidding war over who can build the most long-term care beds is a slow and expensive partial solution that won’t benefit most seniors.
Ontario does need more long-term beds, and the big payback will be clearing hospital beds that are occupied by people waiting for long-term care. That will make our hospitals and emergency rooms run more efficiently
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