I do. I do think there needs to be more accountability when it is discovered that private care providers, and even municipal care home providers, are not doing the job that our older adults deserve. There should be a level of accountability.
Speaking for Manitoba, there is oversight from our provincial government for the long-term care facilities. There are certain standards that the long-term care facilities need to uphold.
However, if a care facility in Manitoba does not meet those standards, that information has not been made public. It's not something that is shared. They are given chance after chance to rectify the situation. Sometimes they do for as long as the oversight committee is keeping an eye on things and then they no longer need to.
There are—one hundred per cent—concerns that the accountability is lacking in these care homes and for these care providers.