Federal Retirees has been able to take its long-term care campaign to the next level thanks to support from members and volunteers.
Kitchener-Waterloo and district branch president Lynn Borthwick and branch advocacy volunteer Andy Zajchowski met with Mike Morrice, member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, in June to discuss Federal Retirees’ long-term care campaign.
During this meeting, volunteers focused on the new national standards for long-term care, which have been announced, but not implemented.
Federal Retirees has launched the next phase of its advocacy campaign, calling for long-term care standards to be implemented and enforced through accountability tied to funding. To ensure the standards are meaningful and effective, it’s crucial that provincial and territorial governments are held responsible for the way they treat long-term care residents and that their funding is at stake.
“We emphasized that funding and enforcement are really important. There are 13 separate health-care agreements with the provinces and territories that must have enforcement,” says Zajchowski.
Morrice indicated that he appreciated meeting with Zajchowski and Borthwick and receiving background information which helped him understand why long-term care standards are so important to the Federal Retirees community.
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