Home and Community Care 

July 2017: The Home Care Ontario/OCSA Nursing Practice Council's publication highlights the way s in which the contribution of the frontline home care nurse can be optimized to align with the vision of the Patients First Strategy.

July 2017: This report provides a summary of the key projects and initiatives that CHCA has undertaken on behalf of their membership to advance excellence in home care.

September 2018: This report describes the findings of an expert panel and considers the physical and emotional safety of the care recipient, the family caregiver, and the home care worker, while recognizing the interconnected nature of the safety of all these individuals. The report provides recommendations, strategies, and tools for realizing five guiding principles for advancing the safety of home care.

October 2016: The paper provides advice on the requirements for an integrated technology solution that makes it easier for patients and their families to receive care at home. See Infographic

August 2016: Shared values from the Canadian Home Care Association.

June 1, 2016: Health Quality Ontario has released a new report based on the 2015 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Doctors showing that family doctors in Ontario report a lower percentage of regular communication with home care and community services than family doctors in the rest of Canada and internationally.

March 2016: A Report from Parliamentary Assistant John Fraser to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

September 23, 2015: Report from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. The AG concluded that that way in which CCACs operate and deliver services needs to be revisited.

May 13, 2015: Ontario Government's plan to improve and expand home and community care.

May 8, 2015: This collaborative report showcases findings collected through the Accreditation Canada Qmentum program and from the CHCA.

March 2015: Recommendations on home and community care in Ontario by an expert group, chaired by Dr. Gail Donner, convened by the Ontario Government in fall of 2014.

November 2014: Released by the OHA and the OACCAC the Guidance Document aims to promote a consistent approach and an understanding of what is needed to help support and manage transitions in care, as well as ensuring compliance with both the legislative and regulatory requirements.

October 29, 2014: Prepared by the OMA Health Policy Department, this paper provides the physician perspective on home care in Ontario and offers recommendations to support the integration of home care into the overall care of the patient.

October 21, 2014; This paper developed by OACCAC provides recommendations onhow to create a more flexible and streamlined system of home and community care.

September 2014: Report by Accenture that examines pricing for home care services in Ontario and proposes a new pricing model.

April 2014: Released by Ontario Minister of Health & Long-Term Care, Deb Matthews, a statement themed "Making Healthy Change Happen"

September 2011: Presentation by Dr. Peter Nord, Providence Centre

October 2016: Developed by the CHCA, CNA, and CMA, the National Action Plan is a road map to achieve more and better home care in Canada. For each action, the Plan indicates the specific area of the federal government that is best suited to take the lead.

Winter 2011: Produced by The Change Foundation

Eighty-nine per cent of older (65 +) home-care users in Ontario live with two or more chronic conditions. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is the fourth most common chronic disease, affecting 15% of seniors using home-care services in Canada. Timely and targeted home care and community supports and appropriate medication management are needed to keep seniors with this chronic condition at home longer.

Winter 2011: Produced by The Change Foundation

The lack of appropriate community care, including longterm care, home care and support services, contributes to this system-wide issue preventing Ontarians from getting the right care at the right time in the right setting.

November 2010: The report summarizes the findings of a project conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which was to provide an independent assessment and create an economic model of the role and value of publicly funded home and community care. The findings confirm the assertions that keeping seniors at home can be both cost and care effective.

2009: Canadian Healthcare Association