The compliance rates in Alberta’s continuing care and supportive living facilities shows the province shouldn’t relax standards to give operators flexibility, the Alberta NDP says.About 90 per cent of inspections last year flagged violations of provincial standards in Alberta continuing care and supportive living facilities.
The problems included a lack of cleanliness, odour control, nutrition, hydration and infection prevention. Data showed that 337 issues had not been resolved as of January 2024.The number of inspections varied from year to year, though 2023 had the highest. The year that had a number closest to 2023 for the number of inspections was in 2019 when the province performed 4,328 inspections with a non-compliance rate of 66 per cent.
In an unrelated news conference an hour later, LaGrange said she increased the number of inspectors so the ministry could quickly respond to complaints.