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Will senior care in Canada break the bank? Will senior care break the bank?
By Michel Grignon

Approximately 20 percent of Canadians are one day going to need some form of high cost, long-term care. We need to have a publicly funded plan in place.

From Robyn Tamblyn, Evidence Network’s recent collection of health policy news articles
By Robyn Tamblyn

What are the characteristics of health and health care policies that are likely to lead to better health for Canadians and a more effective and less costly health care system?

From David Dodge, What are the characteristics of health and health care policies?
By David Dodge

What are the characteristics of health and health care policies that are likely to lead to better health for Canadians and a more effective and less costly health care system?

Will senior care break the bank? Will senior care break the bank?
By Michel Grignon

“Our aging population is going to contribute to an increase in healthcare costs, but it is not going to be the major driver of healthcare spending.” Michael Grignon, Professor, Departments of Economics and Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University Listen …

Will senior care break the bank?
By Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

Our aging population is not a tsunami, but a slow moving demographic shift. We have time to prepare but we need to get started

MEILI_NOWRY_Ambulance fees are an obstacles on the road to care INFOGRAPHIC Infographic – Ambulance fees are an obstacle on the road to care
By Ryan Meili and Carolyn Nowry

Our aging population is going to contribute to an increase in healthcare costs, but it is not going to be the major driver of healthcare spending.

Will senior care in Canada break the bank?
By Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

We save money in the health system on the backs of family care providers who are then exhausted because they are relied upon to do tasks that they are not trained for, don’t have competency in, and don’t have the resources to manage.

Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada
By Robyn Tamblyn

Long-term care houses are too often like hospital warehouses for humans. It’s time to figure out how to do this better.

Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada
By Robyn Tamblyn

We need to get smarter about how we manage chronic conditions. You don’t ‘manage’ chronic conditions by putting people in the emergency department to refill their prescriptions.

Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada
By Robyn Tamblyn

We’ve created these silos of care and we can’t seem to get out of them. We really need a vision, direction and public support for integrated services.


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