Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've been contacted by families that are affected by the lack of action on support to persons with disabilities. So I'd like to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services, the supportive living review has only, as I've mentioned in my statement, had a handful of its 32 recommendations implemented. When will the Minister get around to completing the implementation of this very important report? Thank you.
Thank you, Member from Range Lake. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe that the supportive living review, the ones that were -- the actions that have been implemented currently within the funds that the health authority and the department has; however, a large portion of the recommendations are tied to significant costs. And so what we're doing at the department right now with NTHSSA is working through that with our partners. We're also establishing -- there's a review going on currently with the amount of residents that are living out of the territory and what the needs would be in bringing them back into the territory. So within that area, there's also the -- it is flagged, and it's one of the top priority areas under the health sustainability unit that is doing a review on this. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's always disappointing when we make recommendations that we can't afford because we should be just doing it. That should be with our top priority when we make them because why make them otherwise.
Mr. Speaker, what policy or formal mechanism exists to ensure individualized accommodation and access is ensured for persons with disabilities across departments and programs, so not just with health and social services but across the entire government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when clients come into the health system, the system works with individual, whatever the -- if there's disabilities, if there's health issues, if there's other areas, then they support them within their system and then there are ways that they interact with other systems. However with many adult placements, we do have an adult placement worker and that can help with navigating, you know, what systems are available to the family in the territory. There is also the NWT disability that we fund that helps navigate families to different areas of support. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Final supplementary. Member from Range Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So what this all reveals is there's not a single coordinated pathway for someone -- for an adult experiencing these difficulties to access government. There's no one-stop shop that they can go and receive that support if they're having trouble accessing that support. So will the Minister commit to establishing that coordinated support, so it's very easy for people to get the help they need, and also attach service standards for it so there are clear measures that kick in if someone has not received the help they need within a timely manner, not received it at all, or is struggling. Because we can't leave these people, you know, quite frankly, you know, banging their heads against the wall trying to get help that they desperately need. So will the Minister establish that centralized coordinated service pathway with clear measurements for service standards. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, under the supportive living review, I am going to be waiting for the health sustainability unit. There will be recommendations coming from that and when I do have that, I will, you know, bring those to my colleagues, and we will also be working with the Regular Members on some of those recommendations that come back. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Oral questions. Member from Great Slave.
