Long-Term Care transformation must be a priority across BC. News reports, research and
healthcare warnings of the baby boomer effect on long-term care has begun; and the rise of
housing shortages, mental health, and addiction and dementia-related illnesses have proven a
tsunami for long-term care.
ILTCCABC is urging the next provincial government to develop and implement a multi-sectoral
advisory committee to fast track a collaborative way forward to not only meet the current needs, but plan a way forward. ILTCCABC has collaborated on this vision with ARRC (Action for Residential Care Reform) for some time now.
In the ILTCCABC reports #1 and #2 on Long-Term Care Systemic Issues, resident and family voices have been elevated from their local long-term care homes through their 5 regional associations to the provincial association of long-term care councils.
“ILTCCABC has made incredible inroads with its volunteer-led regional associations. We moved
the dial from a handful of independent family-led family councils to over 85 self-led councils and over 70 in progress in just under 2 years” said Marcy Johnsrude, President of ILTCCABC.
In the 2023 Monitoring Seniors Service report, the Office of the Seniors Advocate reported the
average wait time for a long-term care bed went up 54% to 209 days in 2022/23 compared to 2019; the number of seniors on the waitlist increased 136% to 5,175 over the same period. Within 10 years, one in four British Columbians will be a senior. Government must act quickly to ensure that long-term care can accommodate services for those who are unable to care for themselves.”
ILTCCABC is an independent, volunteer-staffed organization considered as an important
relationship with the provincial government. “Our mission is to promote Independent Councils in long-term care homes across BC, to support our member Regional Associations of Family
Councils and to advance the collective voice directly to the Ministry of Health ensuring residents, their families and representatives have a voice in decisions that affect their lives and help shape BC’s Long-Term Care System” adds Marcy Johnsrude, President of ILTCCABC.
ILTCCABC and its 5 regional associations provide opportunities for family council networking and education. Connect with them on their web site https://iltccabc.ca/
Media contact:
Ayelet Shahar Kulik,
ITLCCABC
Communications Manager
E-mail: communications.iltccabc@gmail.com
C: 778-989-8844
