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An Uncertain Future for Seniors
BC’s Restructuring of Home and Community Care, 2001-2008 Download 1.36 MB73 pages This major study finds that BC’s home and community health care system is…
Innovations in Community Care
From Pilot Project to System Change Download 782.56 KB61 pages This paper highlights positive examples of what is working well in home and community care…
Working for a Living Wage 2008
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Vancouver and Victoria Download 2.85 MB 52 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments…
Ignoring proven wait list solutions undermines health care sustainability
Imagine looking in a mirror and not seeing the nose on your face. There it is, right in front of your eyes but somehow you…
Removing Barriers to Work
Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities in BC Download 1.29 MB64 pages Attachments Removing Barriers to Work: Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities…
Pourquoi attendre?
Des solutions publiques aux lists d’attente en chirurgie Download 835.68 KB Attachments Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists
Why Wait?
Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists Download 746.55 KB40 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists
From Support to Isolation
The High Cost of BC’s Declining Home Support Services Download 397.23 KB56 pages Attachments Summary: From Support to Isolation: The High Cost of BC’s Declining…
The Pains of Health Care Privatization
Guess who does the cooking and cleaning in BC hospitals and nursing homes? If you answered “mostly women,” you would be right. It’s not exactly…
The Pains of Privatization
How Contracting Out Hurts Health Support Workers, Their Families, and Health Care Download 475.55 KB53 pages A companion piece to this paper, The Hidden Costs…
The Hidden Costs of Health Care Wage Cuts in BC
Download 368.34 KB35 pages A companion piece to this paper, The Pains of Privatization: How Contracting Out Hurts Health Support Workers, Their Families and Health…
Untangling the spin about long-term care in BC
In recent months the provincial government has acknowledged that it has not delivered the 5,000 new long-term residential care beds promised during the last election.…
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