Alberta government moves long-term care, supportive living from Health to Seniors Ministry – CBC

Change comes as part of health-care system overhaul

Oct 16, 2024

The Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial Health Ministry.

Instead, Seniors and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon will be responsible for continuing care programs across Alberta.

The change comes as part of the provincial government’s health-care system overhaul that is seeing Alberta Health Services broken up into four new agencies, including one responsible for continuing care.

In an interview Wednesday, Nixon said details about the new agency, such as what it will be called and when it will be operational, are still being finalized.

In the meantime, he said there will be no immediate changes to services as a result of the ministry swap.

Nixon said the change will allow his ministry to use its experience facilitating social services to improve patient outcomes when it comes to access to long-term care, such as assisted living facilities for seniors.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-moves-long-term-care-supportive-living-from-health-to-seniors-ministry-1.7354360