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(May 31, 2021)<\/p>\n

By: Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve long known that long-term care is ailing because politicians prefer short-term shortcuts.<\/p>\n

In a post-pandemic world, how do we get it right? A persuasive new study on nursing homes suggests a two-step program for reform:<\/p>\n

First, the obvious part: governments must allocate more money to whittle down waiting lists \u2014 tens of billions of dollars for tens of thousands of aging Ontarians. That\u2019s tough enough in tough times as politicians vie to cut taxes.<\/p>\n

Second, the onerous part: demanding value for money while defending our values. Not as simple as it sounds.<\/p>\n

The problem with nursing homes isn\u2019t merely that they are cash-starved, but that so many of them are so profitable. All this at the expense of the\u00a0residents they are supposed to be caring for<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the argument underpinning a new study,\u00a0\u201cInvesting in Care, Not Profit,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0co-authored by an impressive roster of public policy experts. Two names, however, stand out from the pack of nine contributors \u2014 Tony Dean, Ontario\u2019s top civil servant and cabinet secretary under Liberal and PC governments; and Alex Himelfarb, who ran the federal public service and served three prime ministers.<\/p>\n

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