ADVOCACY
COVID-19 has clearly shown that home, not a hospital or long-term care facility, is the safest and preferred setting of care for seniors living with a frailty, individuals with chronic conditions and those at end-of-life. The federal government has laid out a strong foundation to build back better, to create a strong and resilient workforce, and ensure high quality home care is available for our most vulnerable populations. The federal priorities and funding commitments include:
As the country begins the process to build back better, we must create a sustainable publicly funded system for long-term health and supporting care so that vulnerable individuals have choices in the where they want to age and live. The CHCA is working with the federal government to advance the following key priority areas:
Recognize and empower caregivers to support their loved-ones at home
Identify and spread in home-based long-term care best practices in home-based long-term care
Accelerate the use of virtual home care solutions
Promote skills development and access to online micro training
Build workforce resiliency through emotional intelligence
Provide employers with innovative retention and capacity building strategies and tools
Increase palliative care training and education for health care providers and caregivers
Provide tools for caregivers to deal with palliative care emergencies in the home
Promote innovative ways to build capacity, share experience and address common challenges
Hold jurisdictions accountable for the targeted $6 B in home care investments
Support the collection and reporting of National Home Care Indicators
Recognize home care as an essential part of a long-term care strategy
As Canada begins the process to build back better, to learn from the global pandemic we must create a long-term care system (both home and facility-based) that provides Canadians with the choice to receive services when they want it and where the best health outcomes are possible.
The CHCA conducted online surveys throughout January 2018, Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, targeting home care service providers and carers. The objective of the surveys was to gain a better understanding of what is needed to make home care better for people living with dementia and support their caregivers who play such a vital role. This report summarizes the feedback from the surveys and has been used to inform the federal government in its advancement of Bill C-233, an Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Download the report
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