The opposition calls for more help for family caregivers

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Diane Lamarre

Member of the PQ

Vincent Larin

Saturday, 10 February, 2018 01:00

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Outraged by the case of a caregiver out of breath, the spokesman of the official opposition in the area of health requires more money for home care.

“We should go with these people properly, knowing that it is a contribution to our society,” says Diane Lamarre […] The sums that it pays to bring skilled professionals to their home, it is an economy for everyone. “

The Newspaper reported yesterday the cry of the heart of André Bouchard, a caregiver, exhausted and short of money, who cares only of his wife seriously ill.

The Parti québécois is committed to invest several hundred million dollars, if he was elected, to finance home care services, she recalled.

A number of measures, including social and community housing units, could be put in place, according to Ms. Lamarre, to ensure closer follow-up of some of the people in loss of autonomy.

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According to Lucie Gagnon, executive director of an organization that helps caregivers, the problem also lies in the fact that family caregivers have little knowledge of the help made available to them by the State.