Home care in Canada

Home Care in Canada: Advancing Quality Improvement and Integrated Care A report from Accreditation Canada and the Canadian Home Care Association Accreditation Canada is an independent, not-for-profit organization that The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) is a national not-for-profit accredits health care and social services organizations in Canada and around membership association dedicated t [...] PROMISING PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY THE CHCA AND ACCREDITATION CANADA THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF HOME CARE PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDE: National sharing of practices and models: The CHCA and engage home care leaders and health care High Impact Practices 1 and Accreditation Canada stakeholders from across the country through two Leading Practices 2 offer concise descriptio [...] Home Care in Canada: Advancing Quality Improvement and Integrated Care 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME CARE IN CANADA Home care is defined as “an array of services for people of all ages, provided in the home and community setting, that encompasses health promotion and teaching, rehabilitation, support and maintenance, social adaptation and integration, end-of-life care, and support for family caregivers [...] Considering the continuing The increasing demand for home care is occurring in increase in service demand and an aging population, tandem with the need for governments to contain home care is increasingly regarded as a crucial health care costs and explore ways to maximize component for the effective functioning of the Canadian the utilization and management of hospital beds. [...] Home Care in Canada: Advancing Quality Improvement and Integrated Care 7 THE CHCA HARMONIZED PRINCIPLES AND THE ACCREDITATION CANADA QMENTUM PROGRAM Accreditation Canada and the CHCA share a similar goal: advancing excellence in home care and quality health services in order to provide the best possible care to Canadians.