| Date/Year | Key Events |
| Prior to 2014 |
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| 4/2013 | Letter of the minister and secretary of state to parliament to announce the future of long-term health care and a new law (the WLZ) in place for 2015 |
| In 2014 |
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| 4/2014 | Several interest groups of patients, employees, municipalities, and healthcare facilities call for a postponement of the announced changes |
| 11/4/2014 | Two seniors sound the alarm in a newspaper about the failing of healthcare services for their demented wives. One of them is the father of the secretary of state |
| 11/4/2014 | One of the seniors debates the secretary of state about on Pauw, a daily talk show, about the present situation in healthcare facilities and the announced changes in long-term healthcare |
| 11/17/2014 | A parliamentarian of the ruling left-wing party goes on Pauw to debate an opposition parliamentarian and argues that the management in healthcare facilities is to blame for the poor health care provided by such facilities |
| 1/2015 | Implementation of the new healthcare law WLZ |