Evidence-informed practices in home and community care that result in better care, better outcomes and better value.
Innovation in home care offers a promising pathway to high quality health and social care, while bending the cost curve for ever-growing health care expenditures. As a strategic priority, the Canadian Home Care Association identifies and stimulates innovative models of care and technology applications that support independence and improving health outcomes in the home setting.
88% of patients indicated a positive response in satisfaction with service, quality of teaching and coaching, usability of technology and confidence in self-management.
92% said they have less need to visit the emergency department.
76% reduced their need to visit their primary care provider.
Integrated models of community-based care, seamlessly connect patients, both personally and electronically in real time, to their primary care provider, to their home care provider, to pharmacy services, hospitals and other social services as needed. The home care sector plays a vital role in making these connections happen. The Canadian Home Care Association is committed to identifying and facilitating the scale and spread of promising practices of integrated community-based care.
An integration strategy, which has influenced the design and delivery of population-based programming for older adults, children with complex care needs and palliative care clients.
Patients felt more confident in their ability to manage their health and access community resources.
Health care partners experienced a positive impact on.
Health system benefits included fewer unplanned ED visits, decreases in Alternative Level of Care (ALC) and reduction in hospital-to-long-term care placement.
Improving the linkages between hospitals, the Community Care Access Centres, primary care and home care service providers in North Eastern and North Western Ontario. The project yielded clear benefits for patients, service providers, clinical (hospital) staff and care coordination staff, as well as other system partners (e.g. Family Health Teams, Healthlinks, NP-clinics).
Improved access to in-home service plans and long-term care choices.
Enhanced real-time communication of patient status related to hospital admit/discharge resulting in more timely discharge-planning.
Better acute bed utilisation and community provider capacity.
The integration of home & community care and primary care is being implemented across the Fraser Health Authority and across B.C. Practitioners and clients are reporting more productive, meaningful relationships and interactions.
Family physicians have increased confidence in the system and the quality of care that their patients can receive at home.
An increase in the numbers of individuals discharged home who would have otherwise been headed for residential care.