Day: October 25, 2015

Canadian Association of Long Term Care – Annual Meeting

The annual two day meeting of the Canadian Alliance for Long Term Care (CALTC) took place in Charlottetown, PEI in late August. The event is the one time per year whereby all of the provincial associations meet in-person to discuss strategy and find ways to strengthen the voice of the continuing care sector in Canada. […]

2016 Conference Off to Great Start

The 2016 Annual Conference Committee has been extremely busy over the summer. They announced in June that the theme would be: Ensuring Excellence: Building a Stronger Continuing Care Sector. A request for speakers has already been issued and over 50 policy and educational workshops are being planned for the two day event. This summer we […]

Seniors Advocate Report

On September 14, 2015 the BC Office of the Seniors Advocate released a report entitled Caregivers in Distress: More Respite Needed. Generally, the latest report from the Seniors Advocate is focused on one aspect of support for caregivers – namely, providing respite from caregiving duties. In B.C., as noted in the report, respite is primarily […]