Family Caregiver Reports

Loud and Clear – Seniors and Caregivers on Navigating Ontario’s Healthcare System

Loud and Clear reflects what the Foundation heard late in 2011 during province-wide consultations with seniors with chronic conditions, and their informal caregivers. “The problem is that no one seems to understand the system. There’s no system map to explain how it works to caregivers or people using it for the first time. You get More >

What Do Surveys Suggest About Patient/Caregiver Experiences in Ontario?

This companion to The Change Foundation’s review of patient/client and caregiver surveys summarizes the findings of a dozen surveys and offers our observations: Patient/caregiver satisfaction with communication and coordination appears to decline as they move from hospital to community. Patient/caregiver satisfaction with their experience depends on their particular needs. Patients with more complex needs appear More >

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'Understanding Your Care Team' has been co-developed with #caregivers to help caregivers & patients understand the various types of providers that may be on their care team & their respective roles. Using plain language, each role is defined. Check it out: bit.ly/2S8QueG pic.twitter.com/ufASZ5CUyG

Calling all Ontario caregivers - we have an online caregiver advisory panel that you might be interested in! The caregivers on the panel are regularly asked for their input and thoughts on some of our caregiver-focused ideas, tools & products. Learn more: bit.ly/2LCjEBA pic.twitter.com/kuO93n6nok

In our Spotlight on Ontario’s Caregiver report, we surveyed 800 family #caregivers. We learned that 7% of those surveyed are caring for children with exceptional needs. Access the report to learn more about how caregivers feel & the impacts of caregiving: changefoundation.ca/spotlight… twitter.com/Hanigsberg/sta…

Thanks @OntHospitalAssn for the #FollowFriday tweet to your followers. We are thrilled to have your followers join us. Together we will continue to evolve Ontario’s health care system with patients, caregivers and health care providers. twitter.com/OntHospitalAss…

How much of an impact have caregiving responsibilities had on a caregiver’s personal mental/emotional health? Learn what survey respondents said and create your own data visualizations: bit.ly/2EAAzka pic.twitter.com/w8niV1oyLF

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“I wish I had gotten a package, I wish they had told me all these things – where to find things, where to wait, where to park, where to find my husband after his operation” – Carole Ann, Family Caregiver Hear from other #caregivers in our Wishlist videos: bit.ly/2tb3KDK pic.twitter.com/5LkbnmeCIy

“We are trying to make, starting with Bridgepoint @BridgepointTO but definitely the whole system caregiver friendly.” Dr. Gary Newton, President & CEO Siani Health System @SinaiHealthTO bit.ly/2UQBuT6

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Family Caregiver Reports

Loud and Clear – Seniors and Caregivers on Navigating Ontario’s Healthcare System

What Do Surveys Suggest About Patient/Caregiver Experiences in Ontario?

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