Mr. Richard Shillington at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 3rd, 2017. See this statement in context.

October 3rd, 2017 / 5:10 p.m.

Adviser, Council on Aging of Ottawa

I think your question relates somewhat to Monsieur Robillard's question about the seniors and the aging within the seniors.

I read the finance minister's book about retirement, and it's quite good. He talks about three stages of retirement: a stage where you're reasonably healthy, maybe it lasts 10 years, when you can still golf; a stage where you're somewhat frail; and then a stage where many people are going to be in some form of long-term care.

I live in the Ottawa area. If you're going into long-term care in Ottawa, you either go to subsidized care of some sort, which doesn't have a great reputation, or something that costs $5,000 a month.

Is that about right?

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