Dr. Raf Sayeed and Graham Brown of the Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society. File Photo
There is strength in numbers with four being a starting point to advocate the Saskatchewan government to act on replacing the 50-bed Jubilee Home for long-term seniors’ care.
The Lloydminster Concerned Seniors for Seniors Care Society will meet on Dec. 5 with representatives from the City of Lloydminster, the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation (LRHF) and the Lloydminster and District Health Advisory Council to devise a lobby plan.
“Now that the Jubilee Home is talked about by the Saskatchewan government as a project, we need to decide among the four of us how we take this ball forward and what are the next steps in advocating for this new building,” said Seniors Care Society president Graham Brown at the group’s Tuesday meeting.
The other reps will include Mayor Gerald Aalbers, LRHF CEO Stephanie Munro and Health Advisory Council chair, Paul Richer.
“We also need to make sure we are all working together on it so we can get the best decision as soon as possible,” said Brown.
The rebuilding of Jubilee fits the need for 148 additional long-term care spaces in the region by 2035 identified by the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Alberta Health Services.
Brown says he’s hoping the four-person group can come up with an advocacy strategy and determine what each group could do individually and collectively to push for more beds at a new Jubilee.
“We’re very excited we’ve got the support of all the other three groups,” he said.
“That’s important in making sure that the government hears the same message from everybody that it is needed and it’s needed right now and what is the size and function of this institution.”
