November 1, 2021 — Global News

Home care in crisis as droves of workers leave for hospitals and nursing homes

"We’ve grossly underfunded the provision of home and community care for decades," says NIA Director of Health Policy Research, Dr. Samir Sinha. "For example, a nurse or PSW working in our publicly funded long-term care system gets paid far less than an equivalent than a person working in a publicly funded hospital."