From leader to laggard: A festering crisis in long-term and home care
Manitoba was the first province to introduce a universal home care program. Today, its services lag behind—due in part to inadequate treatment of workers.
Niall Harney (he/him) holds the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba.
Manitoba was the first province to introduce a universal home care program. Today, its services lag behind—due in part to inadequate treatment of workers.
The outsized burden placed on continuing care workers by the pandemic has in many ways gotten heavier.
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