National survey results to inform new standards for long-term care
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Residents should feel at home, respected, and safe in long-term care but the current reality doesn't come close, says a survey that will inform new national standards of care.
The survey was conducted by the National Institute on Aging on behalf of the Health Standards Organization. It will shape the national standards that are being refreshed at the behest of the federal government.
Of the survey's 16,093 responses, 67.3 per cent did not feel that long-term care homes in Canada provide safe, reliable, and high-quality care.
That number was higher, 75.7 per cent, for people who self-identified as family members, friends or unpaid caregivers to a resident in long-term care.
Many long-term care homes were already struggling to provide basic care to residents when the COVID-19 pandemic struck Canada.
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