HE302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Dementia, Telehealth, Critical Role
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Chapter 8- home care: the next essential service. Services that are used to be provide in hospitals, clinics etc can now be offered at peoples homes. Wide variety of treatment for home care service o. Follow ups after surgery, dialysis or intravenous therapies. Advantages: people stay in their own homes with someone to monitor their health. For some seniors with disability, they can maintain their independence o: cost is lower- save money while improving care and quality of life. Home care is not considered a medically necessary service under the canadian health act. The commissions recommends that the definition of what is covered under the. Cha should expand to include medically necessary home care as well as diagnostic services: based on need not where the service is provided/ who provides it. Mental health, post acute care and palliative care should be the first three home care services to be included under a revised cha.
