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Alberta is providing $68.5 million to continuing care operators to help with COVID-19 supply costs and increased staffing.
Premier Jason Kenney said the funding includes $10 million for home care providers and $10 million for residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities.
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“Our fight is far from over, with contagious new variants emerging around the world, including here in Canada, we must do more to protect those in continuing care and other facilities and for individuals who receive home care,” said Kenney at a Wednesday news conference.
Alberta Premier Announces Support for Facility Operators – February 3, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney holds a news conference in Edmonton to announce support for the province’s continuing care operators, residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities, and home care providers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He is joined from Calgary by provincial Health Minister Tyler Shandro. Richard Gotfried, MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek, and Kim O’Brien, president and CEO of United Active Living Inc., also take part in the news conference. (no interpretation)
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