Health Minister Adriana LaGrange faced eight hours of questioning by MLAs Tuesday about her ministry's budget estimates.
Alberta’s new continuing care regulations that come into effect April 1 do not prescribe how many hours of care residents of a facility should receive.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange faced eight hours of questioning by MLAs Tuesday about her ministry's budget estimates. Alberta's new continuing care regulations come into effect April 1, but critics are questioning why the new rules do not prescribe how many hours of care residents of a facility should receive.
The new regulations were approved by cabinet in a closed-door meeting. They were published online at the end of February. The United Nurses of Alberta are also warning about the change. UNA president Heather Smith said in a news release that a report commissioned by the province three years ago recommended a jump in the hours of care each resident received.During Tuesday's question period, LaGrange said the standard of 1.9 hours of daily care hadn't been updated since 1985. She said the government consulted with operators, workers and residents.
Questions about the new continuing care standards come as the government continues to face criticism over the case of Blair Canniff an Edmonton stroke patient, who was taken to a motel in Leduc by a contracted service provider after he was discharged from the Royal Alexandra Hospital earlier this month.
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