Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon is seen during a news conference in Calgary Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial Health Ministry. /The Canadian PressPhoto by Todd Korol

Alberta government shifts continuing care from Health to Seniors Ministry

Seniors and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon said details about the new agency, such as what it will be called and when it will be operational, are still being finalized

by · Calgary Herald

The Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial Health Ministry.

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Instead, Seniors and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon will be responsible for continuing care programs across Alberta.

The change comes as part of the provincial government’s health-care system overhaul that is seeing Alberta Health Services broken up into four new agencies, including one responsible for continuing care.