{"id":11493,"date":"2022-03-28T11:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/?p=11493"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:58:16","slug":"saskatchewan-budget-makes-promising-moves-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/saskatchewan-budget-makes-promising-moves-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan budget makes promising moves for seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government of Saskatchewan has released its 2022-23 budget, entitled \u2018<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/government\/budget-planning-and-reporting\/budget-2022-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back on Track<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget makes several promising investments to support the health, finances and well-being of older adults, including expanding funding for the high-dose flu shot for seniors\u2013a key recommendation in CanAge\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/vaccine-report-2022\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">recent report on adult vaccination in Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeniors are well represented in Saskatchewan\u2019s new budget,\u201d says Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge. \u201cThe expanded funding of the high-dose flu shot for the 95% of people living outside of long-term care is especially promising.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Targeted investments in home care and long-term care, including increasing staff levels, as well as support for affordable housing, are also welcome additions to Saskatchewan\u2019s fiscal plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Highlights for older adults from the budget include<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>A $17.0 million increase to support seniors to live safely and comfortably, including a number of important initiatives, among them: $4.8 million for home care services;<\/li><li>$4.1 million to provide high-dose influenza vaccine to adults 65 and older<\/li><li>$1.6 million for operations at the Meadow Lake Northwest Community Lodge<\/li><li>$6.5 million in new funding for an additional 117 continuing care aide positions.<\/li><li>Implement the 2nd year of the 2020 platform commitment to add 300 continuing care aides for long-term care and home care&nbsp;<\/li><li>$1.5 million increase to support healthcare recruitment initiatives including the development of a settlement and relocation incentive program<\/li><li>$3.5 million for physician recruitment and retention initiatives, particularly targeting family physicians working in rural areas of the province.<\/li><li>$10.8 million for&nbsp; Emergency Medical Services in rural and remote areas, paramedic &amp; ambulance, and medical first responders<\/li><li>$3.0 million to fulfill the second year of the Government\u2019s three-year commitment to increase benefits to seniors through the Seniors Income Plan (SIP). The investment will help low income seniors with maximum payments increasing by $30 to $330 a month.<\/li><li>$11.5 million for the Saskatchewan Housing Benefit, under the National Housing Strategy, to help people with low incomes better afford housing.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>CanAge would like to see continued investment in vaccine coverage to keep older adults in Saskatchewan healthy and out of hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Saskatchewan has released its 2022-23 budget, entitled \u2018Back on Track\u2019. 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