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WHEREAS Ontarians who now live in long-term care (LTC) homes are increasingly older, frailer and have greater complex care needs;

WHEREAS our elder parents, family and friends deserve to live with dignity and respect;

WHEREAS the McGuinty Liberal government failed to revolutionize long-term care and broke its promise to seniors to provide $ 6,000 in personal care, per resident;

WHEREAS five years of Liberal inaction has restricted Ontario’s ability to meet the demands of our aging population;

WHEREAS more than 24,000 Ontarians are currently waiting for a LTC bed;

WHEREAS Ontario funds significantly less resident care than Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and New Brunswick;

WHEREAS dedicated LTC homes are short staffed and have not been given resources to hire enough front-line workers to provide the level of care residents require;

WHEREAS devoted LTC staff are burdened by cumbersome government regulations;

WHEREAS some 35,000 seniors are living in LTC beds which do not meet more home-like design standards introduced in 1998 by the former PC government;

WE THE UNDERSIGNED petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows:

· Initiating a sector-wide staffing increase of 4,500 full-time positions within the next year.
· Expediting the redevelopment of Ontario’s 35,000 oldest LTC beds by providing adequate support and funding.
· Achieving an average of 3 worked hours of personal care, per day, within a year.
· Simplifying the regulations which govern nursing homes.
· Producing a comprehensive plan with benchmarks to reduce LTC waitlists of more than 24,000 people.
· Addressing inflationary pressures by adequately funding the increased operating costs of LTC homes.