DSS Board fully supports the latest report from the BC Seniors advocate - ‘Billions More Reasons to Care’

At the DSS November Board Meeting, the Board endorsed the latest report from the BC Seniors Advocates Office ‘Billions More Reasons to Care’. Specifically, the Board supports the four main recommendations put forward by the BC Seniors’ Advocate:

1.      Public money subsidizing long-term facilities designated for Direct Care must be spent on Direct Care, and not on other expenses.  If not used for Direct Care, those funds must be returned.

2.      There must be complete transparency in monitoring standards, and in reporting on performance using those standards. Reporting must also be standardized.

3.      Define profit. Are management fees profit? Are mortgage payments for private facilities profit?

4.      The financial status and reports of long-term care facilities that are publicly subsidized must be made public.

Board member Adriaan de Vries has written an easy to read synopsis of the report here.