Five ways David Eby will strengthen health care for seniors

Seniors deserve to stay in the home they love, with help when they need it, and a place for them when they need more care.

1. 1

   More help at home

   500 more home care workers, no more fees for essential home care, and more at-home monitoring. That helps about 5,600 more seniors stay safely in their own homes longer.

2. 2

   Free shingles vaccine

   Both doses free for everyone 50 and older, and for adults with weakened immune systems. Today the two shots can cost up to $400.

3. 3

   Better care in long-term care homes

   More nurse practitioners, pharmacy services and virtual specialists inside care homes, so residents can be treated where they live instead of making a trip to hospital.

4. 4

   More long-term care beds, built faster

   Seven new long-term care homes moving ahead in Abbotsford, Campbell River, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Delta, Fort St. John and Squamish, using a new design that builds beds faster and for less.

5. 5

   Fair wages for care workers

   Bring 5,000 care home workers back into the public health system, for steady staffing, fair pay and familiar faces caring for your loved ones.

The conservative parties say health care would "take the brunt" of their cuts. David Eby and the BC NDP will ask the wealthiest to chip in a bit more so seniors get the care they deserve.

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