Category: home care

Do Your Retirement Plans Include Long-Term Care Planning?

Retiring is a step that seniors look forward to. Working days will have ended, and you can begin to live on the money you have saved in various retirement accounts over the years. There are plans to fulfill and trips to make. While no one wants to consider the need for long-term care—have you included…


Expensive Seniors’ Care Begs Different Approach

A report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer suggests that an adequate expansion and upgrade of seniors long-term care in Canada would increase the public cost by $13.7 billion a year. It’s a high cost that has some renewing calls to emphasize care in the home over an institutionalized model. The recent analysis by Yves Giroux was…


High Cost of Upgrades to Seniors’ Care Calls for Greater Emphasis on Home Care: Doctor

A report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer suggests that an adequate expansion and upgrade of seniors long-term care in Canada would increase the public cost by $13.7 billion a year. It’s a high cost that has some renewing calls to emphasize care in the home over an institutionalized model. The recent analysis by Yves Giroux was…