Four Pillars: Recommendations for Achieving a High Performing Health System, June 21, 2011

Outlines the actions that must be taken to ensure that Ontario’s health care system can meet the access and quality of care needs of patients in today's challenging economic environment.
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Is good care at home for seniors with chronic health conditions possible? At what cost? To whom? February 2011

The paper draws on recent data on home-care use in Ontario mined by Prof. John Hirdes and his University of Waterloo research team. It examines Ontario seniors with chronic health conditions to help us understand how they use home-care services, what their health-care needs are as they move from hospital to home and/or community care, and what the implications are for their informal caregivers.
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The Change Foundation offers fresh fact sheets and chart packs providing information about Ontario seniors with chronic health conditions, ALC patients, home-care use & tipping points for caregivers, Winter 2011

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Ideas and Opportunities for Bending the Health Care Cost Curve, April 2010

Advice for the Government of Ontario from the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres, the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs and the Ontario Hospital Association
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The Essential Guide for Timely and Effective Use of Therapy Services in Homecare January 2010

Developed by the Alliance of Professional Associations for Community-Based Therapy Services(APACTS), this document is a tool to assist in decision-making for case-managers, when referring for therapy services (Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology). Included is a reference entitled: "Linking the therapies to the MDS-HC", which identifies the therapy that can address specific Client Assessment Protocols (CAPs).
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Canada's Aging Population: Seizing the Opportunity, April 2009

The final report of Canada's Special Senate Committee on Aging.

Portraits of Home Care in Canada, 2008

Produced by the Canadian Home Care Association, the 2008 Portraits of Home Care provides relevant information on public home care programs and strategic directions in health care across Canada. Building on the CHCA's 2003 Portraits report, the 2008 edition reflects the incredible advancements that home care programs have undergone in the past 5 years, identifies the current challenges and documents the vision of home care in each jurisdiction.

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Unleashing Attendant Services: Enhancing People’s Potential, Reducing Wait Times in Acute and Long-Term Health Care - July 2008

A report by the Ontario Community Support Association