Northern Mpp To Ford Government Stop Sending People Away To Die

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, who is also the Official Opposition’s health care critic, is upset that the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act. Gélinas looked visibly upset as she told the legislature that passing the new law takes away rights that seniors expect, that refusing to send them to a long-term care (LTC) home they don’t want. He said the result is that the province would send people away to die. Under Bill 7, an elderly or chronic care patient in a hospital can be evaluated and deemed suitable for removal from a hospital bed and sent to an LTC home, even if the patient does not want to go there. One of the reasons for passing the new bill is to ensure that there are enough acute care beds in Ontario hospitals in case there is an increase in new cases of COVID-19 this coming fall and winter.
“I can’t tell you how upsetting it is to see Bill 7 go to third reading,” Jelinas told the house. “This bill will take away the rights of frail, elderly people to consent to treatment. This is a right we all have. When dealing with a healthcare professional, you always have the right to consent or the right not to consent. Under this bill, the frail, the elderly don’t matter, their consent doesn’t matter.” He said it was well understood that patients considered to be Alternative Level of Care (ALC) were consuming acute care beds in hospitals. Gélinas said sending them to a long-term care home is not the answer. He said a better solution is to provide improved home care for elderly and chronically ill patients. “How do we take care of people who become ALCs? We all know what the solution is: Get them quality home care – at home. Support them where they want to get support. We shouldn’t have passed this Bill 7 and we would ‘No we have to send frail, old people to die away from their loved ones,” he said. Gélinas added that if Premier Doug Ford truly cared and wanted to fix health care across the aisle, he could do so immediately by securing full-time, well-paying jobs for home health workers with benefits, sick time and a retirement plan. “And the problem is solved. Tens of thousands of PSWs will go back to doing what they love, doing what they’re good at, taking care of people at home,” Gélinas said.

title: “Northern Mpp To Ford Government Stop Sending People Away To Die Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Chris Franco”

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, who is also the Official Opposition’s health care critic, is upset that the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act. Gélinas looked visibly upset as she told the legislature that passing the new law takes away rights that seniors expect, that refusing to send them to a long-term care (LTC) home they don’t want. He said the result is that the province would send people away to die. Under Bill 7, an elderly or chronic care patient in a hospital can be evaluated and deemed suitable for removal from a hospital bed and sent to an LTC home, even if the patient does not want to go there. One of the reasons for passing the new bill is to ensure that there are enough acute care beds in Ontario hospitals in case there is an increase in new cases of COVID-19 this coming fall and winter.
“I can’t tell you how upsetting it is to see Bill 7 go to third reading,” Jelinas told the house. “This bill will take away the rights of frail, elderly people to consent to treatment. This is a right we all have. When dealing with a healthcare professional, you always have the right to consent or the right not to consent. Under this bill, the frail, the elderly don’t matter, their consent doesn’t matter.” He said it was well understood that patients considered to be Alternative Level of Care (ALC) were consuming acute care beds in hospitals. Gélinas said sending them to a long-term care home is not the answer. He said a better solution is to provide improved home care for elderly and chronically ill patients. “How do we take care of people who become ALCs? We all know what the solution is: Get them quality home care – at home. Support them where they want to get support. We shouldn’t have passed this Bill 7 and we would ‘No we have to send frail, old people to die away from their loved ones,” he said. Gélinas added that if Premier Doug Ford truly cared and wanted to fix health care across the aisle, he could do so immediately by securing full-time, well-paying jobs for home health workers with benefits, sick time and a retirement plan. “And the problem is solved. Tens of thousands of PSWs will go back to doing what they love, doing what they’re good at, taking care of people at home,” Gélinas said.

title: “Northern Mpp To Ford Government Stop Sending People Away To Die Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-06” author: “Terry Griffin”

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, who is also the Official Opposition’s health care critic, is upset that the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act. Gélinas looked visibly upset as she told the legislature that passing the new law takes away rights that seniors expect, that refusing to send them to a long-term care (LTC) home they don’t want. He said the result is that the province would send people away to die. Under Bill 7, an elderly or chronic care patient in a hospital can be evaluated and deemed suitable for removal from a hospital bed and sent to an LTC home, even if the patient does not want to go there. One of the reasons for passing the new bill is to ensure that there are enough acute care beds in Ontario hospitals in case there is an increase in new cases of COVID-19 this coming fall and winter.
“I can’t tell you how upsetting it is to see Bill 7 go to third reading,” Jelinas told the house. “This bill will take away the rights of frail, elderly people to consent to treatment. This is a right we all have. When dealing with a healthcare professional, you always have the right to consent or the right not to consent. Under this bill, the frail, the elderly don’t matter, their consent doesn’t matter.” He said it was well understood that patients considered to be Alternative Level of Care (ALC) were consuming acute care beds in hospitals. Gélinas said sending them to a long-term care home is not the answer. He said a better solution is to provide improved home care for elderly and chronically ill patients. “How do we take care of people who become ALCs? We all know what the solution is: Get them quality home care – at home. Support them where they want to get support. We shouldn’t have passed this Bill 7 and we would ‘No we have to send frail, old people to die away from their loved ones,” he said. Gélinas added that if Premier Doug Ford truly cared and wanted to fix health care across the aisle, he could do so immediately by securing full-time, well-paying jobs for home health workers with benefits, sick time and a retirement plan. “And the problem is solved. Tens of thousands of PSWs will go back to doing what they love, doing what they’re good at, taking care of people at home,” Gélinas said.

title: “Northern Mpp To Ford Government Stop Sending People Away To Die Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Frances Benedetto”

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, who is also the Official Opposition’s health care critic, is upset that the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act. Gélinas looked visibly upset as she told the legislature that passing the new law takes away rights that seniors expect, that refusing to send them to a long-term care (LTC) home they don’t want. He said the result is that the province would send people away to die. Under Bill 7, an elderly or chronic care patient in a hospital can be evaluated and deemed suitable for removal from a hospital bed and sent to an LTC home, even if the patient does not want to go there. One of the reasons for passing the new bill is to ensure that there are enough acute care beds in Ontario hospitals in case there is an increase in new cases of COVID-19 this coming fall and winter.
“I can’t tell you how upsetting it is to see Bill 7 go to third reading,” Jelinas told the house. “This bill will take away the rights of frail, elderly people to consent to treatment. This is a right we all have. When dealing with a healthcare professional, you always have the right to consent or the right not to consent. Under this bill, the frail, the elderly don’t matter, their consent doesn’t matter.” He said it was well understood that patients considered to be Alternative Level of Care (ALC) were consuming acute care beds in hospitals. Gélinas said sending them to a long-term care home is not the answer. He said a better solution is to provide improved home care for elderly and chronically ill patients. “How do we take care of people who become ALCs? We all know what the solution is: Get them quality home care – at home. Support them where they want to get support. We shouldn’t have passed this Bill 7 and we would ‘No we have to send frail, old people to die away from their loved ones,” he said. Gélinas added that if Premier Doug Ford truly cared and wanted to fix health care across the aisle, he could do so immediately by securing full-time, well-paying jobs for home health workers with benefits, sick time and a retirement plan. “And the problem is solved. Tens of thousands of PSWs will go back to doing what they love, doing what they’re good at, taking care of people at home,” Gélinas said.