CUPE requires Saskatchewan long-term well being care services to stay in public sector

The Canadian Union of Public Workers (CUPE) is looking on the Saskatchewan authorities to rethink a personal possibility for the Regina Pioneer Village.

Final week, the Ministry of Well being and the Saskatchewan Well being Authority issued a request for proposals to seek out proponents to offer as much as 375 customary long-term care beds in Regina.

“We’re dedicated to offering the absolute best companies for long-term care residents in Regina, now and into the longer term,” Psychological Well being and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Distant Well being Minister Everett Hindley mentioned.

“This work will assist meet their wants in areas that assist their consolation and guarantee protected and wholesome environments for each residents and employees.”

Customary LTC refers to services and companies to assist people who’re now not capable of reside independently locally and require 24/7 private and/or nursing care, and who meet the factors for LTC placement as permitted by the SHA.

Bashir Jalloh, the president of CUPE, mentioned the transfer to for-profit long-term care is not going to trigger a variety of issues for the Regina Pioneer Village.

“Their aim is to make revenue,” Jalloh mentioned. “So subsequently, they take shorts minimize when it comes to staffing. They’ve much less employees. Their obligation is to their shareholders.”

Jalloh additionally defined how the transfer to the personal system might impression costs for each residents and companies.

“How many people can afford the quantity of three or 4 thousand {dollars} to go to a few of these services,” he mentioned.

“We wish all long run care services to remain within the public system the place there’s a minimal requirement of staffing stage, the place there are insurance policies and tips for these residents.”

Shifting ahead, Jalloh plans to fulfill with the federal government and push them to rethink the state of affairs.

He mentioned the right instance of why they really feel this transfer ought to be prevented has occurred very not too long ago.

“If nothing else, we must always be taught from COVID-19,” Jalloh defined.

“We all know COVID decimated our well being care system, all of us, each cloth. However we all know it was rather more critical on this personal, for-profit, long-term care services. We simply have to have a look at Regina right here. We all know what occurred to prolonged well being care in Regina, the place their aim is to generate profits for the shareholders. And we all know what number of residents died.”

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