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Press Releases Federal Government Recognizes Home Care in Economic Action Plan 2013 2013-03-22
Report on Ageism Supports CHCA Direction on Technology in Home Care 2012-11-06 Congratulations to Revera and the International Federation on Ageing on their informative report on Canadians’ attitudes and assumptions about aging. The Revera Report on Ageism is an excellent tool to begin the conversation and understand that ageism is not an old person’s problem; it is a societal problem and a collective responsibility. Download the complete CHCA press release
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Enhanced Access to Home Care Part of From Innovation to Action in Health Care Report
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Federal Government Invests in Community - Integrated Palliative Care 2012-06-12 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) applauds the federal government on their $3 million dollar investment in the national project “The Way Forward: Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care in Canada.” The project will engage stakeholders in dialogue and collaborative action so that they can move forward to create a community-integrated system of hospice palliative care. Click here to access the CHCA press release
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Health Council Report Shows Progress and Promise 2012-06-04 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) congratulates the Health Council of Canada on today’s release of “Progress report 2012: Health care renewal in Canada”. As outlined in the report, the commitments to short-term acute home care have been largely met, although it is acknowledged that more work is required to ensure equitable access to comprehensive end of life care in the home setting. Click here to download the full release
CHCA Congratulates Recipients of Canada Health Infoway’s ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge Trailblazer Awards 2012-05-16 The 12 winners of the Canada Health Infoway Trailblazer Awards clearly showed how their innovative e-solutions will provide value to clinicians and patients. The CHCA is supporting this important initiative by working with Infoway to help shape the Challenge and providing expert advice, encouraging participation, promoting the Challenge and participating in the judging panel. Click here to download the CHCA media release
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Newfoundland and Labrador Investing in Home Support 2012-04-27 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) applauds the commitment to the Home Support Program announced in the Newfoundland and Labrador Budget speech on April 24th. Budget 2012 - People and Prosperity: Responsible Investments for a Secure Future acknowledges the aging population and increasing demand for home support. Home support is a key component of home care programs and critical to enabling seniors to remain at home. Click here to download the CHCA release
Health Council Recommendations for Home Care are on the Mark 2012-04-16 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) welcomes the recommendations on home care for seniors identified in the Health Council of Canada’s report, “ Seniors in need, caregivers in distress: What are the home care priorities for seniors in Canada?”. Recognition of home care as an essential component of an integrated health system, provision of support and relief for family caregivers, leveraging innovative practices and ensuring investment and resources for home care are all important actions that the Canadian Home Care Association strongly endorses. Click here to download the complete CHCA release
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CHCA Welcomes Nova Scotia’s Commitment to Better Care for Seniors in the 2012-2013 Budget 2012-04-10
Ontario’s Commitment to Seniors and Home Care is Evident in their 2012 Budget 2012-03-28 Ontario government recongizes the important of home based care through specific measures released in their 2012-2013 Budget. Click here to download the CHCA release
2012-03-26 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) applauds the commitment to seniors in the 2012-2013 Budget released by the Government of Quebec.
Senate Report on Health Accord outlines the way forward for health care in Canada 2012-03-23 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) applauds the recently released report on the 2004 Health Accord by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. The report, Time for Transformative Change, captures the fundamental shift in health care, largely as a result of the aging population in Canada.
CHCA Congratulates the Government of Alberta for Investments in Home Care 2012-03-20 Click here to download the press release
OACCAC Recommendations for Home Care in Ontario 2012-2-22 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) congratulates the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres (OACCAC) on the release of their report, Accelerating Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care. The report outlines important ways in which home care can support health system integration in order to improve the patient’s health care experience.
Long Term Care at Home must be a Priority for Health Ministers 2011-11-23 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) strongly urges all health ministers to take time during their meetings in Halifax this week to consider strategies to increase the capacity in home and continuing care.
CHCA Congratulates Parliamentarians on their Insightful Report 2011-11-17 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) congratulates the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care for its work on improving palliative care, family caregiver support, elder abuse and suicide prevention.
Click here to access the report: Not to be Forgotten Care of Vulnerable Canadians
Canadian Home Care Association Supports Family Practice Vision 2011-10-31 The Canadian Home Care Association welcomes the vision for the future of family practice in Canada recently released by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. “A Vision for Canada: Family Practice: The Patient’s Medical Home” recognizes that for most Canadians, health care happens at home in their communities. Timely access and better coordinated care occurs through a team of health professionals working together – physically or virtually - with the individual’s family physician.
Canadian Home Care Association Welcomes Measures for Family Caregivers 2011-03-23 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) welcomes the tax measures for family caregivers announced in the federal budget today. In introducing tax credits for family caregivers and improving the medical expense tax credit, the federal government is responding to the reality that Canadians want to remain independent at home for as long as possible.
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A Vision of Home Care in Canada 2010-11-17 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) concluded its 20th annual National Home Care Summit – Imagine - with a renewed commitment to advancing access to care at home across the country.
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October 2010 The CHCA is participating in the initiative as the main decision maker in the project and a member of the Knowledge Translation Board.
CHCA Welcomes Call by Physicians for Home Care
CHCA Extends Appreciation to Senator Carstairs 2010-06-08 On behalf of its members from across the country, the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA), extends appreciation and thanks to Senator Carstairs for her tireless work on policy to support good palliative care in Canada.
CHCA Supports Alzheimer Society’s Call for National Plan CHCA Commends Special Senate Committee on Aging Click here to download the press release
Click here to download the Senate Committee Final Report 2009-01-28 The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) is pleased by the Federal Government’s 2009 Budget announcement of $500 million to Canada Health Infoway to encourage greater use of electronic health records across the system. The CHCA supports funding to Infoway so that strategic investments in home care technology, including the expansion of the electronic health record to incorporate home and community care, can be made. Click here to download the press release
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