Strong response to BCCPA ‘Situation Critical’ report on seniors care labour shortage

On June 25^th BC Care Providers Association released its Situation Critical report which outlines priority actions to address the lack of workers providing frontline seniors care in the province.

Media response to the report has been far reaching, with news outlets across B.C. reporting on staffing shortages in the continuing care sector. The report’s release also triggered record web traffic on BCCPA’s website with nearly 2,500 page views in 24 hours.

“The strong community response to the report speaks to the urgency of the situation,” says BCCPA CEO Daniel Fontaine. “Once again the spotlight is on the issue of labour shortages in the sector, but now it’s time to act. The recommendations outlined in the report must be immediately addressed to prevent this crisis from continuing to exacerbate—the well being of B.C. seniors is at stake.”

We support the finding in the BC Care Providers Association’s report, Situation Critical: A Made-in-BC Plan to Address the Seniors Care Labour Shortage, and the call for improved access to education. Find the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s resources here: https://t.co/2duKQr7g4h

— Alzheimer Society of B.C. (@AlzheimerBC) June 26, 2018

A report by @BCCareProviders outlines action needed to address critical shortage of care workers for #seniors in #BC. Understaffing can have deeply gendered and racialized impacts given the demographics of those most often providing & requiring care. https://t.co/yDeTLoXY0r

— West Coast LEAF (@WestCoast_LEAF) June 25, 2018