{"id":16047,"date":"2020-08-10T09:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=16047"},"modified":"2020-08-10T09:30:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T12:30:58","slug":"province-has-failed-seniors-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=16047","title":{"rendered":"Province has failed seniors: Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ENFIELD:<\/strong> The Leader of then PC Party says Nova Scotians are realizing how the province is failing their greatest generation, our seniors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a stop in Enfield on Aug. 6, Tim Houston answered questions from The Laker News in a one-on-one interview. Among the questions were those dealing with our silver generation, those of our grand parents and great grand parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDignity for our seniors is something that has come to the forefront,\u201d said Houston. \u201cMost people are realizing how we\u2019ve failed to be there for our greatest generation. We\u2019ve failed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened at Northwood and over the last little while will be a bad mark on our generation. History will not be kind to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston said while seniors can live at home, there are programs that can allow them to do that they need more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey need to have confidence that when they need additional supports they\u2019ll be there,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s where the failure is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said it is clear more long-term care beds are needed to be opened, something the Liberal government ha snot been able to do during the past seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obvious we need more beds and more single rooms for dignity of people, and infection control and quality control,\u201d said Houston. \u201cWe would do more beds and more single beds if we form government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston said those helping our seniors need to be supported too, so more staff would be hired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a tsunami coming towards us and we can\u2019t just continue to chase beds,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to rethink the system, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re talking about supportive living.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The PC Party announced a new Supportive Living initiative which is between homecare and nursing home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you need a little bit more support then you do at home, but you don\u2019t know have nursing needs,\u201d he said. \u201cYou need to be able to age in place with the supports, and that\u2019s what is missing in this province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we do that and give people confidence, they don\u2019t need to be afraid of the long-term care system, I think that will go a long way for our seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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