By chronic care, community care, homecare, long-term care, medical care, National homecare system, Podcasts, seniors, seniors assistance, seniors living conditions, social assistance, virtual communication
Most people hope to be able to age in their own home. But seniors and their families don’t always have that choice. Four health care policy experts, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault, Dr. Robyn Tamblyn, Dr. Neena Chappell and Dr. Michel Grignon, believe it is time to rethink the philosophy behind long term care in Canada.
By access to health care, Canada, Dental health, EvidenceNetwork, health care, health care system, homelessness, Manitoba students, obesity trends, Opioid crisis, school report, seniors
Here, for your reading pleasure, are the top 10 most read articles from EvidenceNetwork.ca in 2014.
By Steve Morgan aging population, British-Colombia, drug cost, drug plan, ontario, Pharmaceutical policy, prescription drug, prescription drugs, seniors, subsidy, tax, universal pharmacare
Ontario spends $11-billion per year on prescription drugs. Nearly half of this is spent on medicines used by senior citizens, a group that receives public subsidies for nearly all of their prescription drug costs in Ontario.
By Pat Cashion and Lee Tunstall aging population, Calgary, homeless seniors, homelessness, housing, Mental health, mental illness, senior housing, seniors
The Older Adult Service Providers of Calgary released a report warning that more older adults could be at risk of homelessness if affordable seniors’ housing providers and mental health service providers don’t work together to tackle the growing problem of older adults living with mental illness.
By Ann Silversides aging population, boomers, Canada, Choosing Wisely Canada, demographics, health care, Healthcare Costs and Spending, seniors
For decades, health care researchers have been writing about the implications of the aging of the demographic bulge produced by the boom-bust sequence. Despite some scare mongering commentaries in the media, there won’t be a sudden, overwhelming impact on health care costs.
By Nicole F. Bernier aging population, Canadian health care, homecare, informal caregivers, medicare, National homecare system, seniors, unpaid caregivers, unpaid caregiving
The unexpected and largely unreported good news about homecare in this country is that the vast majority of Canadians who receive home help or homecare for a chronic health condition are getting all the services they need.
By long-term care, nursing home, Puslinch nursing home, seniors
Alex Migdal.
GuelphMercury.com
By End of life care, palliative care, Right to die, seniors, terminal illness, Videos
Palliative care doctors who see dying differently. Most seniors say they want to die at home. However, about half of seniors are dying in hospitals, according to research by Verena Menec, the Director of the University of Manitoba’s Centre on Aging. She says many of these patients don’t need to die in the hospital. They […]
By Verena Menec Canada, home care, nursing home, seniors, Winnipeg Free Press
How many nursing beds are needed in Canada to care for frail, elderly people with high care needs? That’s a question that policy makers across the country are grappling with, given the aging population and especially the rapidly growing number of very elderly people over the age of 85.
By Nicole F. Bernier antipsychotics, drugs, medication, seniors
Those living in a regulated nursing home are likely in the frailest condition of their lives, and approaching the end of life. The individual reasons for entering a nursing home are many, but commonly, residents require intense personal care for an indefinite period of time.