Federal Employment Minister and Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault
Alberta will receive $627 million, over five years, from Ottawa to spend on improving health care for seniors, federal and provincial government officials announced Thursday.Posted: May 23, 2024 8:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
"After a lifetime of work, giving back and caring about others in their communities, the least seniors deserve is to age with dignity and not worry about what's next," said federal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, who represents the Edmonton Centre constituency. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, shown here in 2023, said the federal funding would help increase access to home care and continuing care for seniors in rural and remote communities.
The federal money won't be used for capital investments, such as building new care facilities, LaGrange said. Separately, the provincial government has allocated $654 million over three years for its Continuing Care Capital Program.
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