Corbella: Improving the quality of life of our seniors in care is at the centre of new strategy

On Monday, the Alberta government released a 217-page report based on a long review into the province’s continuing care system, with the stated aim of making the lives of those in care more fulfilling and dignified right until the end.

Improving Quality of Life for Residents in Facility-Based Continuing Care makes 42 recommendations to better prepare Alberta for the coming grey wave as baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — head into old age.

The report states that in 2019 — when the review was first ordered — 13 per cent of the population was over 65 years of age. That’s expected to increase to 20 per cent by 2046, but people “over 80 years of age are expected to experience the highest growth with an expected increase of around 225 per cent” over the same time frame, states the report.

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