Why are B.C.'s seniors waiting an average of 10 months to get into a long-term care home?
B.C. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says B.C. will need almost 16,000 new beds by 2036 in order to meet growing demand. He says the shortage is due to a lack of investment from the province, particularly with building new care homes in response to looming demand from the aging baby boomer population. On BC Today with host Michelle Eliot, he responds to a caller who had to care for her elderly mother while wait-listed for a long-term care home. He says caregiving and financial responsibility have shifted to family caregivers.