Facing the Facts: Home Care in Ontario
December 07, 2008
Who uses home care in Ontario? Is public spending on home care going up or down? What do we know about safety in home settings? It’s time to face the facts, and our fact sheet can help, with data culled from a range of sources. For example:
• 84% or more of surveyed Ontarians prefer home care for themselves or their loved ones.
• 15% of CCAC clients have Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.
Part of a suite of chart packs and fact sheets from The Change Foundation providing data in ready-to-insert formats from various sources about a range of healthcare issues in Ontario, from funding and care integration to service utilization and informal caregiving.
Citation information: The Change Foundation. Facing the Facts Issue: Home Care in Ontario: User Profile & areas for improvement. [Fact Sheet]. December 2008. Toronto: The Change Foundation
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Home and Community CareAuthor(s):
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Fact Sheet
