B.C. long-term care residents, family promised greater input with new councils
B.C. long-term care residents and their family members will soon have stronger avenues to ensure their voices are heard, with the creation of new representative councils and a provincial committee.
Representatives from those regional councils will then take part in a new provincial committee, led by the Ministry of Health. Mable Elmore, parliamentary secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-term Care, said they’ll further be requiring long-term care operators to meet with councils at least twice a year. Changes to regulations will also allow councils to meet without operators if they prefer, however. Regardless, it will be up to care home operators to provide access to meeting rooms for up to three hours and any equipment required.
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