The Alberta government wants to fund long-term care spaces but not pay for renovations or the construction of new buildings, at least in the short term of a plan announced on Tuesday. "This will speed the addition of capacity to the continuing care system without taking years to construct a new building," Kenney said. COVID reset neededFriends of Medicare, a group that advocates for a publicly funded health care system, criticized the United Conservative Party government for continuing to privatize Alberta's long-term care system. Some experts are now calling on Canada to get non-governmental operators out of long-term care, and move facilities into the public health-care system. Azocar noted Tuesday that 158 of the Albertans who have died due to COVID-19 were residents of continuing care facilities.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2020 00:44 UTC