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Medic Alert
Your rights:
Hospital first-available bed policies


How can patients access health care in a setting that can not only meet their ongoing-needs, but where they will want to live? Read more.
 
Your health:
Get your vitamin D


Research shows that Vitamin D can dramatically lower risk for chronic disease. But how much is enough and what is the best way to get it? Read more.
Your money:
Access to basic financial services


CARP supports fair and equitable access to basic financial services, regardless of income status and age. Read more.
  
Your voice:
Aging drivers


In general, CARP members are in favour of certain restrictions on seniors' driver's licenses, if the alternative is no permit. Read more.
  
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Thinking of a cruise? From sailing ships to expedition cruises, river ships and barges, the options are endless. Read more.
  
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Long Term Care
1a) If you or a loved one suffered an incapacitating stroke, were cared for in hospital, then no longer required acute care, but did require long term care, which of the following options is the best course of action?

a. Remain in acute care until a long term care facility of your choosing is available

b. Remain in acute care only until any long term care facility is available then move to a preferred facility later

c. Remain in acute care until the patient is well enough to move home

1b) Do you think hospitals should be allowed to charge daily rates to patients who are well enough to move in to LTC and have been offered LTC placement, but have not yet found a facility which meets their needs?

Yes

No (SKIP TO Q2)

1c) How much should hospitals be allowed to charge as a daily rate to patients who are awaiting placement in an LTC facility of their choice, but who have been offered other LTC arrangements?

Less than the amount charged by local LTC facilities

An amount equal to that charged by local LTC facilities

Whatever the hospital wants to charge, it’s important to clear the beds

2) The Canadian Government has promised funds to address long term care needs in this country. In which areas do you think these funds are most urgently needed?

Maintaining and improving existing long term care facilities

Building new long term care facilities

More staff at existing facilities

More funding for in-home care

3) In some European countries, seniors are allowed to determine the amount or level of care they receive at the end of their lives. Which of the following options do you think offers the most promise for improving the care of elderly Canadians?

More funding for hospices and palliative care

More emphasis on treating terminally ill patients at home

Empowering seniors to decide for themselves what level of care and intervention they want in the event of an accident or terminal condition

Funding for well-trained, well-paid, full-time, in-home care attendants

Research and development into assisted in-home living technologies

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