Why has Gary Doer not funded assisted living spaces for Concordia Hospital?

There is a clear need for assisted living spaces associated with hospitals like Concordia Hospital and the Boundary Trails Hospital near Winkler. That is what I have been hearing.

In essence, we have patients who are in an acute care hospital because they are too sick to be in a personal care home. But, they could be cared for in an assisted living environment at a higher quality of life and lower cost than in an acute care hospital setting. Why are we not moving forward on having more assisted living spaces when they offer higher quality and lower cost than using high cost hospital beds designed for acute care delivery rather than high end chronic care.

Yet in seven years as Premier, Gary Doer has not supportted 10 assisted living spaces at Concordia Hospital. This shows how short-sighted the Premier is.

Today, I met Leslie Worthington (photo above) who is on a campaign to improve the quality of care at Concordia Hospital. She is a strong advocate for improved quality including the assisted living spaces that are badly needed.