Like other Canadians who move relatives from home care into the queue for subsidized care, sisters Janet and Sandra Glazebrook are discovering the steep financial and emotional costs involved. That puts the family into the queue, which in the central zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority is currently an estimated wait of six months. It's a question that's also being asked by advocacy groups fighting for reduced waiting times when a transition to long-term care is necessary. For example, Ontario's Long Term Care Association says the latest figures for the past summer had 32,000 Ontarians on wait lists for long-term care. Nova Scotia's Health Department has budgeted $569 million for long-term care, and $263 million for home supports.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2017 11:53 UTC