The Catholic Health Association is asking the provincial government for what it calls, long overdue standards that would elevate the safety and care for people living in special care homes.
Association Executive Director, Blake Sittler says, “Special Care Homes in Saskatchewan have been chronically under-resourced and under-staffed for decades.”

In the Throne Speech delivered on September 23rd, the federal government committed to working with provinces and territories to set new national standards for long-term care for seniors. The Association says it is ready now to assist in developing those standards.
Sittler says, “We need measurable standards for care and appropriate resources to ensure these homes have what they need to care for the residents.”

He says, “The issues of under-resourcing and under-staffing have existed for years. This pandemic and an upcoming provincial election have given us a brief opportunity to highlight these issues again in the hope that the government will articulate long-overdue standards”.