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The Saskatchewan government is committing $10 million to address urgent concerns around long-term care. The announcement came Tuesday after Health Minister Dustin Duncan released input he has received from each health region CEO on the conditions in every long-term care facility in the province. Duncan said the feedback 'shows that we need to do better for seniors in need of our care, especially for the vulnerable seniors in our long-term care facilities.' Some of the specific challenges identified included food (quality, variety and meal times); care issues (complexity, behaviour management, delays in provision of care); safety (resident needs, staff training); resident mix (placing young with older, frail residents); and aging infrastructure.
