Canadians Support Financial Assistance for Unpaid Caregivers: Survey
“Home, community, and long-term care are crucial elements of the sustainability of health care in Canada, especially as the population ages and chronic conditions become more prevalent,” says the Conference Board of Canada, who commissioned EKOS Research Associates to learn more from Canadians about their experiences with and perceptions about home, community, and residential care. Over […]
Aging with Pride: LGBTQ Seniors Celebrate in Vancouver
“I came on down because I, as a person who’s aging, really wanted to plug into and honour the community that I know exists out there, of elders of lesbian and gay and transgender and queer elders.” So says Ginger Mason, who attended a seniors’ social event in Vancouver’s West End community, timed with Pride […]
Premiers Call for More Federal Funds for Health
News from last week’s Council of the Federation (COF) – the annual gathering of Canada’s Premiers – and a joint request for a federal commitment to fund 25 percent of health care costs to cover an impending health accord. Ideas for what the new formula should look like have ranged from bumping the health transfer up to […]
Making the Case for “Frailty” Measurement Vs Per Capita Funding
Per capita health funding is unfair, argue John Muscedere and Samir Sinha in their essay posted at Troy Media. By using the measure of individual frailty, they say Canada is better able to target spending where it is most needed. They use the following example: “Consider an individual in their 60s with multiple medical problems […]
BC Municipalities Asked To Improve Pedestrian Safety For Seniors
BC Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, is calling on municipal governments in BC to consider initiatives targeted at ensuring safety for senior pedestrians. In a letter to municipal councils citing a report by Dr. Perry Kendall — titled Where Rubber Meets the Road: Reducing the Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes on Health and Well-being in BC — […]
Q & A: Elaine Price, BCCPA Past President
To become more familiar with BC Care Providers Association and the people who govern the organization, we are asking them to share a little bit about themselves. Today we feature our past president and current board member Elaine Price, Director of Operations Eden Care Centre. Where were you born and raised? Drumheller, Alberta (Dinosaur country). Fondest […]
More on “culturally sensitive” long term care
We have been following coverage on the Ontario study on the lack of adequate care for Canada’s ethnic seniors population conducted by the Wellesley Institute. A report published online by TVO features some first-hand accounts of the article’s author Sarah Dziedzic, who has been addressing the challenges of getting care for an aging parent. She […]
Q & A: Karen Baillie, BCCPA board president
To become more familiar with BC Care Providers Association and the people who govern the organization, we are asking them to share a little bit about themselves. Today we feature our board president, Karen Baillie, chief executive officer at Menno Place. Where were you born and raised? Unlike most Vancouverites I was actually born there! […]
Access to Home Care Lower Among Canadian Immigrants: Study
“There’s a group of people who have a need, but they are not accessing the services. So, where is the disconnect?” This is a question asked by Ashnoor Rahim, vice-president of community care at Toronto’s WoodGreen Community Services. Rahim is quoted in a Toronto Star report on the availability of seniors care titled Ensuring Healthy […]
