Transcript Common Sense Solution: Seniors Task Force of Public

Common Sense Solution:
Seniors Task Force
of
Public Interest Alberta
Five Point program
• Effective, affordable and reliable Home Care.
• Improving standards and quality of facility
care. (Nursing Home Act)
• Increase number of Publicly funded and
operated LTC beds.
• Meaningful Patient/Family Councils in all care
facilities.
• An Independent Seniors Advocate as an officer
of the Legislature.
News conference in a
parking lot under a
our billboard with the
Raging Grannies
‘parked ‘ in beds.
Beyond Acute Care Conference
The umbrella theme
Ralph Nader via Skype
Poster
Campaign
Meeting with the Ministers
Constituency Action Teams (CATs)
• Teams of five or six constituents who agree to
meet two or three times each year with their
MLA.
• Based on briefing notes, they are armed with
questions and background information on
critical issues in seniors care.
• They are also provided with responses to the
‘pat’ answers that MLAs are trained to give.
Educating the public
• Our response to the corporate delivery of
Home Care was a Position Paper on
Homecare.
• Our response to the proposed elimination of
Alberta’s Seniors Drug Plan was a Position
Paper on Pharmacare.
2013 Provincial Tour
Common Sense Solution:
Seniors Task Force
of
Public Interest Alberta