PSY313H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Secondary Suite, Continuing Care Retirement Communities In The United States, Respite Care
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30% (stats canada 2012) of individuals aged 85+ reside in nursing homes (chronic care homes or ltc hospitals as well as residences for older adults) Institutional facility - a group residential setting that provides individuals with medical and/or psychiatric care. Nursing homes: medical institutions that provide room, meals, skilled care, medical services, in canada, facility-based long-term care is not covered by the canada health and protective supervision between provinces) Three types of ownership of nursing homes: Meta-analysis by ownership: lowest on average quality rating is private, for profit, national and local and private equity firms owned. Residents in the territories pay anywhere from approximately to per month (with no cost in nunavut) The maximum fees: in alberta is ,335 per month, atlantic provinces is about ,000 to ,000. year over a 40-year period, for a total of ,000. Saving for long-term care is unrealistic: individuals would need to save ,500 per.
