National standards for long-term care

The BCHC proposes that standards must be enforceable and legislated while meeting the following standards:

• Improve Quality of LTC
  • All homes must provide a safe, secure home-like environment for residents that meets their care needs.
  • Support the cognitive, emotional, social and cultural well-being of residents.
  • Increase staffing levels to provide sufficient staffing and an appropriate staff mix to meet the care needs of residents and support for the staff.
  • Require a minimum care standard for daily hands-on care that provides for residents' care needs.
  • For Indigenous peoples, the LTC program must respect the unique cultures of the communities.
• Improve LTC Accountability
  • Provide meaningful recourse for residents, substitute decision makers and staff when care needs are not met.
  • Include the right for the public to appeal the awarding of LTC licenses.
  • Track how the funding provided has been spent to improve quality, oversight and access to LTC
• Take Profit Out of LTC
  • Federal funding must provide funding for public and non-profit LTC, and support to expand public and non-profit LTC.

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