Health & Healthcare

Seniors platforms

Here's what the 2024 BC election parties are promising.

BC NDP

  • Expand the Better at Home programme to provide chores around seniors houses, social meals, more transportation options, and peer support

    "Expanding the Better at Home program so more seniors get the support they need to remain in their homes as they age – while easing demand on long-term care homes. We’re now up to 93 community-based Better at Home programs across BC, providing chores around the house that keep seniors safe and happy. Our new investments expand the services this program offers, including social meals, more transportation options, and peer support." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

  • Expand the Hospital at Home programme

    "Expanding the Hospital at Home program so seniors with long term health conditions that require more intensive medical support don’t have to stay in hospital, freeing up beds and improving quality of life." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

  • Commit $324M over three years to programmes that help seniors live in their homes for longer

    "We’re doing this by committing $324 million over three years to boost programs that help seniors thrive in their homes and communities, instead of moving into care.

    This funding will hire more nurses, physiotherapists, health care assistants and home support workers – the people that help keep seniors happy, healthy and safe at home."

    An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

BC Conservatives

  • Increase tax credits for family caregivers
  • Expand respite care options and caregiver training programmes
  • Increase funding for home support services and remove daily user fees

    "Increase funding for home support services, eliminate daily user fees, and address the Better at Home program’s extensive waitlists." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08

  • Expand access to home care as the preferred alternative to long-term care
  • Provide financial assistance for crucial devices like glasses, mobility aids, and hearing aids
  • Double the number of Seniors' Community Parks

    "Double the number Seniors’ Community Parks so our elders can stay in shape with age-appropriate outdoor exercise equipment." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08

  • Cover the cost of the cost of the shingles vaccine and high-dose flue vaccines for seniors
  • Create a comprehensive, person-centred care pathway for dementia

    "Increase support and streamline care for seniors with dementia through a comprehensive, person-centered care pathway from early diagnosis to advanced stages." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08

  • Eliminate daily hospice care charges

BC Greens

  • Improve access to respite care and day programmes

    "We will improve access to respite care and day programs, ensuring that at-home care services are available for both medical care and assistance with daily tasks to support seniors and their caregivers." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

  • Implement housing, health & human resource, home & community care, long-term care, and transportation strategies for seniors in rural areas
    1. "Develop and implement a Rural Seniors Housing Strategy to address the housing needs of seniors in rural communities.
    2. Develop and implement a Rural Health Human Resource Strategy to ensure adequate staffing and services for rural seniors.
    3. Develop and implement a Rural Seniors Home and Community Care Strategy to ensure accessible, high-quality home care for rural seniors.
    4. Develop and implement a Provincial Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Plan focused on achieving equity in care services across the province.
    5. Develop and implement a Provincial Rural Transportation Strategy to improve transportation access for rural seniors. "

    BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

  • Create a clear dementia care pathway and dementia support strategy

    "• Establish a clear dementia care pathway and support family practitioners to do more early screening for dementia.

    • Develop a dementia support strategy, with a focus on cultural safety."

    BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

  • Support family practitioners to do more early screening for dementia
  • Improve and promote the Provincial Travel Assistance Program and Hope Air

    "Improve and promote the Provincial Travel Assistance Program and Hope Air to support rural seniors in traveling to medical appointments and other critical services." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

  • Expand the Home Improvement Assistance Program

    "Increase the scope of the Home Improvement Assistance Program, which provides eligible seniors, people with disabilities, and landlords with rebates of up to $20,000 per home for modifications that promote accessible, safe and independent living." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

  • Audit Community Living BC to find gaps in service delivery

    "We will conduct an audit of Community Living BC (CLBC) to identify gaps in service delivery. Implement all audit recommendations to ensure that CLBC provides excellent service that meets the needs of those giving and receiving care." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

  • Fund the Alzheimer's Society to run a campaign to reduce stigma and support early education

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