Join us on Wednesday, November 27th  at 10:00 AM for a conversation with John Sewell as he shares his perspectives on Long Term Care in Ontario – the situation; the issues; and possible solutions.

Many of you may remember that a while ago, John shared with us his perspectives on Policing in Toronto.

This is the next in our “Sewell On . . .  ” series.  John has been involved in the social fabric of the City and the Province as Toronto’s mayor and also a community activist, city councillor, journalist, writer, housing administrator and social entrepreneur.

I’m sure that Long Term Care is a topic near and dear to our hearts, so here’s some ticklers.

Based on  an April 2024 report titled “Unprepared to Care: Eroding Retirement Security and the Privatization of Seniors Care”, did you know that:

• outside of primary care and hospital settings, care for the elderly is not publicly insured, and not guaranteed in Federal health and social transfers.
• between 2016 and 2021, the age 85+ population grew by 12%. Over the next 25 years, it’s projected to triple to almost 2.5 million people.
• there were 380,000 Canadians in need of long-term care in 2019, with over 20% on wait lists. That demand is expected to increase nearly 60% by 2031. Similar surges in demand for care are also anticipated for home and community settings from 1.2 million in 2019 to roughly 1.8 million in patients 2031.
• increased demand is projected to result in costs nearly doubling from $29.7 billion in 2019 to $58.5 billion in 2031 with a total cost over the period of $490.6 billion.

It’s against that backdrop that issues such as

• privatization of care
• conditions of care
• working conditions for care workers
• retirement insecurity

come to the forefront.

Join us for what I’m sure will be an interesting and thought provoking discussion.

In advance of the session, please feel free to send me any of your questions pertaining to this topic which can be used to help shape the conversation.

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