Decades of neglect in care sectors not adequately addressed by provincial budget
“Decades of neglect and staffing shortages across care sectors were not adequately addressed by the provincial budget released on Tuesday,” says CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen, “including hospitals, long-term care, home support, community services, and child care.” “In long-term care, the budget allocated funding for nursing (LPNs and RNS) to increase from 1 to 1.1 hours of care per resident per day (six minutes), and a marginal increase to the ‘hands-on care’ provided by continuing care assistants (CCAs),” says McFadgen. “We want the public to understand that hands-on care and nursing are two separate types of work. The money in this budget will only add six minutes per day for each resident for nursing care. Meanwhile, hands-on care provided by CCAs will not increase at all in some nursing homes, and other facilities will see up to an additional 45 minutes per resident per day,” explains McFadgen. “Yes, that’s … Read more…
