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B.C. Conservatives Pledge to Build More Long-Term Care Beds in Plan for Seniors
Lorne Doerkson says 7,200 people are waiting for long-term care as the party promises more beds, home care and tax relief for seniors.
- On Friday, B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson announced a comprehensive seniors plan, pledging to reverse NDP changes to the property-tax deferment program and expand care access across British Columbia.
- Doerkson criticized the NDP for cancelling seven long-term-care projects earlier this year after designating them "repaced" due to costs, and for changing the property-tax deferment program to charge compound interest.
- The party promises to implement Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt's recommendation for consumer-directed home care while providing free shingles vaccines and financial assistance for hearing aids for seniors on low, fixed incomes.
- By reviewing design requirements, the Conservatives aim to deliver affordable beds faster, countering the NDP's rule-heavy models that allegedly pushed some proposed beds to $1.8 million each.
- Proposed legislation—the Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act—would publish monthly regional waitlist data and hospice capacity, setting new accountability standards for seniors' care across the province.
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B.C. Conservatives pledge to build more long-term care beds in plan for seniors - Nakusp Arrow Lakes News
B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson was at a home in Coquitlam Friday (Oct. 9) to lay out his party’s priorities for seniors in the province. The party’s plan for seniors includes: reversing the NDP’s changes to the property-tax deferment program, building more long-term care beds, supporting at-home aging, expanding HandyDART, providing free shingles vaccines for seniors, improving access to hearing aids, among other promises. He said senio…
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