Helping Seniors Age in Place
Adding to my update from February 7 and February 21, today I’d like to focus on how our government is helping seniors age in place. Highlights of our work to date include:
Working with provinces, territories and stakeholders, to raise the bar in Long Term Care (LTC) homes by welcoming new national LTC standards, and invested $3 billion to support provinces and territories in their efforts to improve LTC in their jurisdictions.
Allocating $1.7 billion over five years in Budget 2023 to support hourly wage increases for personal support workers and related professions.
Helping you stay in your home longer by increasing the annual expense limit of the Home Accessibility Tax Credit to $20,000, providing a tax credit of up to $3,000.
Supporting the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Aging in Place Challenge program to work with research organizations and support older Canadians in their choice to age in place through technology and innovation.
Investing $90 million through the Age Well at Home Initiative, to fund senior serving organizations that offer services such as housekeeping, meal delivery, transportation, or snow shoveling, thereby supporting seniors aging in the right place.
Creating the Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit, providing up to $7,500 in support for constructing a secondary suite for a senior or an adult with a disability.
Improving access to home and community care, and mental health and addictions services for Canadians by making historic investments in home and community care and working with provinces and territories.
Tasking the National Seniors Council to study a potential aging at home benefit, to better understand how we can support seniors who want to age in their own homes.
Aging in place is so incredibly important because it allows seniors to maintain their independence, comfort, and quality of life by staying in their own homes or communities as they grow older. I’m proud of our government’s work to date and look forward to building on what we’ve already accomplished.
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