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NDP Announces Seniors' Health Care Plan at Victoria Stop
The plan adds 500 home-care workers, brings 5,000 care-home staff into the public system, and aims to help 5,600 seniors stay at home longer.
- On Monday, David Eby unveiled a seniors' health care plan at the Victoria Curling Club, pledging free shingles vaccines and expanded home care support to help British Columbians live independently longer.
- The plan resumes seven long-term care projects paused in February, utilizing a new standardized model to lower per-bed costs, with Oak Bay Lodge as the first facility.
- Eby committed to hiring 500 health-care workers and returning 5,000 care-home staff to the public system, measures designed to help roughly 5,600 more seniors remain safely in their homes.
- While Eby claimed the NDP plan protects seniors, he criticized The Conservatives, alleging their policies would force health care to "take the brunt" of budget cuts.
- This announcement follows an Oct 4 pledge to increase taxes on the top four per cent of earners to fund health care and education, supporting broader efforts to reduce hospital pressure.
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BC NDP: Eby’s plan will strengthen health care for seniors
DAVID Eby announced on Monday a health care plan for seniors, pledging free shingles vaccines and expanded home care support to help seniors live independently longer. The plan also moves public long-term care projects forward so that more care is available when seniors need it. “The people who built our province deserve dignity and peace […]
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