...Is A Long Time.
The lede from Pamela Fayerman's latest in the VSun:
Health Minister Adrian Dix says seniors going into nursing homes will no longer be forced to grab and move into the first available bed because as of July 15, they will be allowed to choose from their three preferred care homes.
The first-available-bed-policy was established 17 years ago and compelled families to make almost instantaneous decisions or risk losing the bed and sinking down the waiting list. Dix said families will now have up to three days to decide whether to take the available bed in one of the three preferred care facilities.
“This is one of the most challenging decisions in someone’s life, so it’s important they choose a care home that works for them,” Dix said during the announcement outside the B.C. legislature on Wednesday.
While waiting for a bed in a facility of their choice, people can either stay at home, with additional care, or go to an interim facility without losing their spot on the waiting list for a preferred facility, Dix said. Through a system of improved transparency, individuals will get more information about waiting times to any one of their preferred facilities. Historically, nursing-home clients have usually not been placed in a preferred bed in some regions such as Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health...
Mr. Dix.
The best premier we never had?
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5 comments:
I placed my wife in a first choice home, because I was
told if we didn't take it we would be at the bottom of the
list. I felt I had no choice. The first week she was in this
place the management recommended that I apply for a
transfer, I filled out the form and they faxed the information
to Fraser health with my preferred home, and lucky I was
offered a bed for my wife and she now is in our preferred
home.
H.S.
So glad to hear things worked out for both of you H.S.
Thanks for the heads up!
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Dix is doing a spectacular job as health minister and alas like Carole James before him, the best premier we never had. He continues to knock it out of the park and I have a feeling we ain't seen nothing yet.
Not the best premier we never had, but he certainly will do down as the best Minister of Health we did have, in my opinion..
Dix has found his calling aa a health minister and may he continue in the job for years to come. He's doing a good job.
thankfully the policy has been changed. the old one was mean and heartless.
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Agreed.
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