and official endorsement of this work. 5 ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS CARERS CANADA PROCHES AIDANTS au CANADA 6CLOSING THE GAPS: ADVANCING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FOR OLDER ADULTS Long Term & Continuing Care Association of Manitoba L’Association de soins continus et à long terme

. RECOMMENDATION 3 That the government act on our collective learned lessons regarding our approach to seniors care and create a national demographic top-up to the Canada Health Transfer and establish a Seniors Care Benefit. RECOMMENDATION 4 That the government recognize the unique risks and financial

What is more, different levels of palliative care competencies are required for different physicians:  All physicians require basic skills in palliative care.  Palliative consultants and physicians who frequently care for patients with chronic illnesses and/or frail seniors require enhanced

............................................................................................... 11 2 – Advancing Inclusion and Quality of Life for Seniors President’s Message Members of the committee: Canadians are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. The number of seniors expected to need help or care in the next 30 years will double, placing an unprecedented

their choice and chosen trajectory in aging. If the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces, makes that 180 degree shift and supports home and community care, it would reduce the strain on the system and save an estimated $794 million per year. Seniors Care Benefit: Greatly increasing

specific actions that could be taken to further these three goals. Its recommendations complement those made in other CMA policies, including those on “Funding the Continuum of Care” (2009), Optimal Prescribing (2010) and Medication Use and Seniors (Update 2011). 1 Public health

of Seniors Employment and Social Development Canada Subject: Improving Long-term Care for People in Canada Dear Minister Hajdu and Minister Schulte, We are writing to you with recommendations for responding to the staggering effects COVID-19 has had on our health-care system

Une population en santé et une profession médicale dynamique Improving Seniors Care in an Era of Surplus Canadian Medical Association: 2014-2015 pre-budget consultation submission to the House

CMA submission: MEETING THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE: INVESTMENTS IN SENIORS CARE Pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance August 3, 2018

and territories to set new, national standards for long-term care so that seniors get the best support possible; • And take additional action to help people stay in their homes longer.”7 Before a teleconference with the provincial and territorial (PT) premiers on Oct. 15, 2020, Trudeau indicated that he