NBHC Care Experience
February 14, 2018
The B.C. government says it'll increase the amount of care each senior in residential care receives by 20 minutes per day. The province's own guidelines are for a minimum of three hours and 36 minutes of hands-on care per resident per day. The governing NDP also admitted that 85% of the province's care homes don't meet minimum staffing guidelines. It committed to addressing both issues in its throne speech this week but specifics won't be released until the provincial government tables its budget.
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