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Ottawa needs to address long-term care crisis via funding, national standards: doctors

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The Canadian Medical Association says the federal government needs to address “appalling conditions” in a number of long-term care homes across the country.

The association issued a call on Thursday for immediate action by the federal government in coordination with provinces, who have jurisdiction over long-term care. “I think it’s really important to understand … the standards of care should be uniform across the country,” said CMA president, Dr.

Sandy Buchman. Long-term care has been underlooked for too long in health care, he said. “It’s been clearly chronically underfunded compared to the acute care system, and even that’s been underfunded,” he said.

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