Prescriptions for Pediatric Home Care: Analyzing the Impact of the Shift from Hospital to Home and Community on Children and Families
This report summarizes the findings of a multi-year research project, conducted at the University of Toronto, which analyzed key policy questions connected with the funding, allocation and delivery of pediatric home care in Ontario.
Author: A. Paul Williams, Karen Spalding, Raisa B. Deber, Patricia McKeever
Publication Date: March 1, 2005
Description: While growth in the need for such care is the result of many converging factors, two factors have played a pivotal role. The first concerns a growing population of children with complex continuing care needs. While it is often remarked that demands on the Canadian health care system are increasing because of an aging population, what has been less remarked, and not well documented, is the extent to which the care needs of children and families have also grown. Many children who would have died at birth or during their childhood, now live longer and fuller lives due to advances in medical technology.
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Keywords: pediatric, home care, home and community, Toronto, complex care
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