COVID-19 on long-term care residents in Canada has underscored the need for increased public funding for home care, advocates say.Most seniors want to stay at home for as long as possible, and their families want to support them to do so, but the cost and limited availability of home care forces many to “give up” and place their loved ones in long-term care, said Sue VanderBent, CEO of Home Care Ontario.
Coronavirus: Speed up vaccines to Ontario long-term care homes to prevent deaths and cases, experts say The Canadian Institute of Health Information estimates one in nine newly admitted long-term care residents could have remained at home with proper supports – a figure that is especially alarming in light of how the novel coronavirus has.