The future of long-term care in Canada: a call for better care through health equity

Future agreements must require health equity plans with targets for delivering the diverse care needed in each jurisdiction.

When residents in long-term care aren’t thriving because their needs are not being met, it costs us all through higher health-care needs down the line, write Christine Sheppard and Jesse Rosenberg. Unsplash photograph by Tim Kilby

Opinion

BY CHRISTINE SHEPPARD, JESSE ROSENBERG

February 12, 2025

In a few weeks, Canada will have a new prime minister. Before long, we may see another leadership change. There will be many issues debated and policy ideas proposed. But the rising number of older adults, coupled with the ongoing challenges with the current quality of servi...

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