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Vaccines give long-term care crisis a brief reprieve, but cannot stand as the solution

Returning to normal cannot be an option because the normal we operated within in delivering long-term care was not only unjust, but unsustainable. The vaccine is a reprieve, a gift that will step in to protect older Canadians after we failed to live up to the job; but it is just that, a reprieve.

Opinion
BY JANICE KEEFE
February 8, 2021

Opinion | BY JANICE KEEFE | February 8, 2021

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Without deliberate consideration and action, much of an entire generation of older Canadians will be without the housing and care they need.

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It is impossible for provincial/territorial residents to hold their governments accountable for their responsibilities in LTC if the data available are biased, and the most important kinds of data are completely absent.

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The coronavirus pandemic was the most tectonic event in generations. If that doesn’t prompt a national soul-searching to examine what we have learned and what needs to change, what will?

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