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B.C. care home group makes recommendations to improve seniors' care
VANCOUVER - A group representing seniors' care homes in B.C. is recommending several measures to improve care, including cutting wait times and reducing elder abuse.
BC Care Providers Association President Mary McDougall says the proposals are based on patient surveys and the suggestions of front line staff.
She says the ideas are aimed at improving both the quality and efficiency of services provided to seniors to ensure they get the care they deserve.
The recommendations include establishing a maximum time that seniors wait in hospitals for residential care or home support services, and beefing up the BC Care Aide Registry to better protect seniors from abuse by care aides.
The association also wants more nurse practitioners used in seniors' residential facilities, the disclosure of funding levels for such facilities, improved communications with family councils and cuts in red tape.
In addition, it says every dollar from any new user fees for seniors should be plowed back into residential care services and to improve staffing levels.
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