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Expand home care to ease pressure on health system
by Trooper Fri 29 Dec 2017, 7:26 am
Opinion
Fri., Dec. 29, 2017
We need to listen to the voices of our older patients, Opinion, Dec. 27
I am a registered nurse who makes house calls to frail, elderly people. Many of my clients are Second World War veterans who are on the VIP program provided by Veteran’s Affairs Canada.
I think this program should be expanded to include all Canadians over the age of 85 (or even 80). It supports people in their own homes with many services, including house/garden work and snow shovelling, as well as taxis to doctors’ appointments and extended health benefits like dental and foot care. And, more importantly, a counsellor to co-ordinate the services.
In the long run, it keeps people independent and out of the hospital or long-term care, which also saves the government money. Makes sense to me.
Beverly Jones, Scarborough
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editors/2017/12/29/your-letters-expand-home-care-to-ease-pressure-on-health-system.html
Fri., Dec. 29, 2017
We need to listen to the voices of our older patients, Opinion, Dec. 27
I am a registered nurse who makes house calls to frail, elderly people. Many of my clients are Second World War veterans who are on the VIP program provided by Veteran’s Affairs Canada.
I think this program should be expanded to include all Canadians over the age of 85 (or even 80). It supports people in their own homes with many services, including house/garden work and snow shovelling, as well as taxis to doctors’ appointments and extended health benefits like dental and foot care. And, more importantly, a counsellor to co-ordinate the services.
In the long run, it keeps people independent and out of the hospital or long-term care, which also saves the government money. Makes sense to me.
Beverly Jones, Scarborough
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editors/2017/12/29/your-letters-expand-home-care-to-ease-pressure-on-health-system.html
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