Aging in place and making age-inclusive communities have to be our priority. We will always need long-term care, because as we live longer and are more fragile, there will always be some people who need 24 hours of nursing care. However, about 20% of the people in long-term care could move home if services came to them. Whether those services are shared amongst a community, like a naturally occurring retirement community or not, depends on what the needs are of that community.
Services to people in place are absolutely where we need to focus as a key priority in government.