Enhancing Care in the Community

BRIEFING NOTE

MEETING DATE: October 30, 2014

ACTION: Decision

TOPIC: Item 15.0 - Enhancing Care in the Community

PURPOSE:

To provide information regarding enhancements to care in the community and recommend investments in advanced care planning, convalescent care, nurse-led outreach in long-term care, and community-based geriatric specialist nursing.

ABP Initiatives:

Creating a More Seamless and Coordinated Healthcare Experience 

• Strengthen and maximize the current quality and capacity of community services.
•  Remove barriers for people waiting for an Alternate Level of Care (target 9.5% ALC in hospitals)
•  Improve care for seniors through implementing key recommendations of the provincial seniors strategy
•  Improve the quality of care in long-term care homes
• Leading a Quality healthcare System using Evidence-Based Practice
•  Expand and enhance integrated programs that ensure quality and deliver best practice care across the continuum of care in Hospice Palliative Care

رابط

15_0_BD_BN_CommunityCare_14OCT30.pdf