Supportive Home Care Requires Designated Funding
We know that population change in North America is a reality. Currently, fewer than 16% of Canadians are under 15 years and a growing proportion of the population is reaching 65+ (15.5%) with many reaching 85+ (1.5% in 2009)1. It is time to look at what these changes will mean to our public health care system.
Changes in the population profile, the demonstrated cost-effectiveness of home and community care and the current pressures on provincial budgets, must be reflected in policy debates now and the discussion must include a new and stable funding plan – a scheme, which is equitably funded and provides for universality of supportive home care. Care Watch has some ideas about this.
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1Statistics Canada. Population by sex and age group. Date Modified: 2009-11-30. www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo10a-eng.htm. Retrieved September 10 2010