Manitoba’s push for private in home care met with resistance
Opinion argues the province faces unmet care needs as budgets strain. Private home care firms plan to offer in home visits outside government services, arguing innovation and private funding will reduce costs and expand access amid an aging population.
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Access to Health Care Stresses Rural Communities
In Gladstone Manitoba residents face a care crunch with a vacant nurse practitioner post, soon to be another vacancy, and retirement of a physician. The Health Authority recruits while a new international graduate starts late summer, amid hospital closures and out-of-town care. A Statistics Canada study shows limited progress 2003–2013, with 71 percent reporting no difficulty and 29 percent facing access challenges, mainly appointment wait times. Despite rising funding, gains are small and access to routine care and information worsened. nurse practitioners emerge as a key local solution.
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