Author: Dr. Samir Sinha, Julie Dunning, Ivy Wong, Dr. Shara Nauth

Publication Date: September 2019

Description: Canada’s provinces and territories are struggling now more than ever to meet the rapidly growing needs of the ageing population. Governments are looking for the right mix of publicly desired, clinically appropriate, and cost-effective services delivered across a variety of settings and to a population with an increasing diversity of needs, abilities, and challenges. At the same time, there is a growing demand and necessity to provide more high-quality long-term care to Canadians within the confines of strained healthcare budgets and limited household means. This has become particularly challenging, as Canadians are now living longer with more complex health, social, and functional issues than any previous generation.

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Keywords: provision of care, long-term care, home care, community care, older adults,