Home Care

• Ontario’s LTC-focused paramedicine program expands to London, Ont., area

  Officials say the funds will allow for more seniors in the London and Middlesex County region to live in the comfort of their own homes for longer.

  Health

  Mar 2
• Should I move mom home? Families consider care options for loved ones amid COVID-19

  COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes across the country are forcing many families to reconsider care and bring loved ones homes.

  Health

  Feb 2
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• Coronavirus deaths in long-term care underscore need for home supports, advocates say

  The tragedy unfolding in long-term care homes across the country has shed new light on persistent problems in the elder-care system.

  Canada

  Jan 23
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• Saskatchewan seniors advocate weighs in on provincial platform promises as election day nears

  Seniors care has been seen significant platform focus this campaign, but one advocate says the promises fall short of what's truly needed in Saskatchewan.

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2020
• B.C. party leaders trade seniors’ home care promises on campaign trail Sunday

  B.C.'s two largest political parties traded duelling promises on seniors care, Sunday.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2020
• Ontario home care providers push for expanded services to fight COVID-19 pandemic

  Four major home-care providers are asking the Ontario government to increase support for their sector, saying it would reduce pressure on a health-care system burdened by COVID-19.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2020
• Pilot program aimed to allow more N.B. seniors to live at home hopes to expand

  Nursing Homes Without Walls aims to help New Brunswick seniors stay in their homes longer.

  Health

  Sep 30, 2020
• COVID-19 pandemic means home care workers will only provide essential services

  If a patient or family member can safely do a task, then that service will not be provided by home care during the pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2020
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• Some home-care visits cancelled in N.S. due to COVID-19 staff shortages

  "I was too afraid to have workers come in at night who have been on the road all day without clear protocols."

  Health

  Apr 3, 2020
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• NSGEU says home-care workers in isolation due to potential COVID-19 exposure

  Jason MacLean, president of the Nova Scotia General Employees Union, told Global News the union learned of possible exposure on Thursday.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2020