The article states "She could not move him because there is a three-month waiting period for medicare eligibility when moving from one provincial or territorial jurisdiction to another and there are no private nursing homes in the Northwest Territories." This implies that there would have been a three month period when her father would have had no medicare coverage and that is what I was responding to. I understood Dr Reid to be saying that, had she been able to move her father to Yellowknife, that would have been her first choice. In order to get appropriate care in the same community and continue her practice, both Dr Reid and her father relocated.
The issue of availability of publicly-funded long-term care is, unfortunately, an issue everywhere in Canada
regardless of your resources or level of need. For those with limited resources including family support and linguistic abilities in addition to economic and social issues, this is a serious concern.
Linda.