Mr. Speaker, 80% of the costs of nursing home care are paid from public funds. Nursing home care is healthcare for seniors with chronic and often complex health problems, yet it comes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Social Development. Mr. Speaker, it is time to transfer the responsibility for nursing care for seniors to where it belongs, and […]
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Mr. Coon: The Chalmers hospital in Fredericton and, for that matter, hospitals around the province are bursting at the seams. They are in gridlock—so much so that surgeries are being canceled, patients are trapped in ER hallways for days, and people are dying without dignity. They cannot be given private rooms because they are not available. The chief of surgery at the Chalmers […]
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CBC Political Panel with Terry Seguin the Panel discusses changes to nursing home fees.
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Mr. Coon: The Minister of Finance and his colleagues keep repeating that they are simply asking those with a little more to pay a little extra to increase revenues and to cut expenses. He is particularly asking women to do so, yet he is giving some of the biggest and wealthiest enterprises in our province a free pass. They are […]
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