Home Care

• Home-care cancellations see large year-over-year increases, WRHA says

  This year, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) cancelled nearly 27,000 appointments — 166 per cent more than over the same time period in 2021.

  Health

  May 31
  
• B.C.’s aging population a ‘wake-up call’ for health-care system, advocates say

  In B.C., the number of seniors surpassed one million for the first time, with people aged 65 and up making up 20.3 per cent of B.C.'s population.

  Canada

  Apr 27
  
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• Ontario Liberals pledge to end for profit long-term care, invest more in home care

  Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca is announcing a seniors' strategy that takes a ``home-care first'' approach and aims to eliminate for-profit long-term care by 2028.

  Politics

  Apr 26
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• Ontario plans to invest additional $1B over 3 years in home care

  Health Minister Christine Elliott says it will ensure Ontarians can receive the care they need in the comfort of their own home and will alleviate pressure on hospitals.

  Canada

  Apr 25
• Alberta proposes bill to merge continuing care rules, strengthen enforcement

  Under Bill 11, the Continuing Care Act, all care facilities — including home care, designated supported living facilities, and hospices — would be licensed and regulated.

  Health

  Mar 28
• Staffing shortages hitting Ontario home care sector, organization says

  An organization representing Ontario home-care providers says the same factors leading to staffing shortages have left the already beleaguered sector in crisis.

  Health

  Jan 24
• 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, 2021
• 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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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