Homecare Posts

Spotlight on Home Care in Canada

June 30, 2023

Would you be able to age in place if you wanted to? While there is much that could be improved upon in Canada’s ...

Aging at Home

September 26, 2022

According to a CARP survey from a few years ago, 85-95% of older Canadians prefer to stay in their own homes and ...

Invisibility of Home Care in NS

April 7, 2022

CARP in Nova Scotia is working hard to highlight a critical gap in the healthcare continuum during COVID. Ron Swan ...

Ontario government failing to provide adequate home care supports, says study

January 17, 2020

A recent study published in a prestigious international medical journal drives home just how broken the experience of ...

Burnt out caregivers need support to work well

December 18, 2019

New research out of Alberta found a clear link between emotional burnout of care workers and job dissatisfaction. This ...

#NationalSeniorSafetyWeek Falls Prevention Resource

November 8, 2019

We wanted to share this useful resource in honour of #NationalSeniorSafetyWeek. There's been a ton of great content ...

On International Women’s Day, CARP calls for actions to improve conditions for older retired women

March 8, 2019

Despite improvements that have been made to the welfare of older Canadians over the past decades, older women in Canada ...

New survey reveals need to invest in home care staff, training, and personal support services

June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018 (Toronto) - According to an Ontario CARP member poll, two-thirds (68%) of respondents are just not ...

An overwhelming 99 per cent of CARP respondents say long-term care is a key issue in upcoming election

June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018 – TORONTO, ON: According to CARP’s latest poll, an overwhelming 99 per cent of its member respondents ...

Ontario Election Health Care Debate

May 25, 2018

  Health care is an election issue. That is why several organizations have partnered to host an all-candidates ...