Home care Posts

CARP wishlist for provincial budget

May 2, 2013

Before the provincial budget has been tabled, the organization CARP has released a wish list of issues they’d like to ...

Ontario Ministry of Health News Release: More Seniors to Benefit from Physiotherapy and Exercise

April 19, 2013

New Ontario Government Expanding Access to Care for Seniors April 18th, 2013: Ontario will provide more than 200,000 ...

Deb Matthew's Letter to CARP: Ontario's Policy Changes will Double number Seniors' Access to Physio and Classes

April 19, 2013

Dear CARP Members, Our government is working hard to help our seniors stay healthy and independent for as long as ...

New Ontario Physiotherapy and Excercise/Fall Prevention for Seniors Policy – Frequently Asked Questions

April 19, 2013

     FOR RESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE Will residents in Long-Term Care Homes experience any changes to ...

Aging in Place: A vision for home care in New Brunswick

January 25, 2013

In New Brunswick, the proportion of seniors increased by 15 per cent over the last five years, while the number of ...

CARP Age-Friendly Cities Report

January 11, 2013

KEY FINDINGS January 11 2013: Many members identify transportation-related issues as significant accessibility ...

Wealthier Ontario seniors may be asked to pay for some home care costs

January 11, 2013

Wealthier Ontario seniors may be tapped to pay some of the cost of publicly-provided home care, Health Minister Deb ...

Ontario considers asking wealthy seniors to chip in for home care

January 11, 2013

TORONTO - Ontario seniors with higher incomes could be asked to chip in for their home care as the province looks for ...

Home-care program a win-win situation

January 8, 2013

Cuts stress for patients, saves hospital resources Don Miller is grateful for each day he and his wife Terry can live ...

Updated: dying woman allowed to keep medical equipment, but care will be cut

October 5, 2012

Doris Landry, the 84-year-old who outlived funding for the “Home First” program, will keep the medical equipment, ...