‘Here with my family’: How a home-care non-profit is helping dying patients

‘Here with my family’: How a home-care non-profit is helping dying patients

A non-profit organization that specializes in home care is celebrating after getting a $1.2 million investment from the Quebec government. Nova Home Care says the new money will help hundreds of vulnerable Montrealers get health services in the comfort of their own homes. Al Manjothi is one of them. The man in his 80s has … Read more

‘Enormous pressure’: Ontario’s spiking senior population and its impact on home care

‘Enormous pressure’: Ontario’s spiking senior population and its impact on home care

Ontario will need close to another 7,000 health specialists to accommodate an aging population likely to seek more home care over the next five years, according to researchers. A McMaster University team that co-produced a study for Home Care Ontario is predicting “dire consequences” with the province’s senior population amid an explosion in numbers over … Read more

Winnipeg couple told to remove security camera or risk losing home care

Winnipeg couple told to remove security camera or risk losing home care

Security cameras outside a home have become a contentious issue for a Winnipeg couple looking to receive home care for an elderly parent. Glen Ferris’s mother, Sandra, is partially blind and deaf. She also suffers from bladder issues and has troubles with mobility. When he and his wife Jennifer are at work, Sandra is checked … Read more