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NACA Makes Recommendations on Home Care in Canada
Wed, 05/31/2000 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The Canadian National Advisory Council on Aging has issued its recommendations for home care in Canada. They recommend:
Home care be considered an integral part of publicly funded health services.
Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) funding recognize the demographic differences in current and future demand for home care services amongst provinces.
Federal, provincial and territorial governments collaborate to develop a set of national home care objectives.
Public administration with a single payer be one of the objectives of a national home care system.
Portability of home care services be one of the objectives of a national home care system.
Reports on the Canadian health care system include measurements of home care expenditures, services and outcomes against a set of national home care objectives.
Federal and provincial governments continue to investigate the most effective and efficient delivery mechanisms for home care services.
Provincial governments adopt a set of nationally comparable standards for the training and compensation of professional home care workers.
The federal government act as a role model by providing a comprehensive set of home care services to Canadians for whom it has primary health care responsibility, e.g. Aboriginal people and veterans.
A section with a special emphasis on home care be maintained within Health Canada to ensure a strong federal presence in home care policy development.
The federal government explore extending Employment Insurance coverage to workers who leave work temporarily to provide informal care.
The federal government act as a model employer by incorporating a comprehensive and flexible set of provisions for adult caregiving in labour agreements with its employees.
The federal government devote additional funding to enhance research on the effectiveness and efficiency of different home care delivery models.
The Canadian National Advisory Council on Aging has issued its recommendations for home care in Canada. They recommend:
Home care be considered an integral part of publicly funded health services.
Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) funding recognize the demographic differences in current and future demand for home care services amongst provinces.
Federal, provincial and territorial governments collaborate to develop a set of national home care objectives.
Public administration with a single payer be one of the objectives of a national home care system.
Portability of home care services be one of the objectives of a national home care system.
Reports on the Canadian health care system include measurements of home care expenditures, services and outcomes against a set of national home care objectives.
Federal and provincial governments continue to investigate the most effective and efficient delivery mechanisms for home care services.
Provincial governments adopt a set of nationally comparable standards for the training and compensation of professional home care workers.
The federal government act as a role model by providing a comprehensive set of home care services to Canadians for whom it has primary health care responsibility, e.g. Aboriginal people and veterans.
A section with a special emphasis on home care be maintained within Health Canada to ensure a strong federal presence in home care policy development.
The federal government explore extending Employment Insurance coverage to workers who leave work temporarily to provide informal care.
The federal government act as a model employer by incorporating a comprehensive and flexible set of provisions for adult caregiving in labour agreements with its employees.
The federal government devote additional funding to enhance research on the effectiveness and efficiency of different home care delivery models.
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