"We only own the hours": Discontinuity of care in the British Columbia home support system

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-99

  Sharman, Zena ^a   McLaren, Arlene Tigar ^b   Cohen, Marcy ^c   Ostry, Aleck ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hospital Employees' Union   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; British Columbia; Continuity of care; Frail seniors; Home care; Home support; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANADA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 46349087807     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.27.1.089     Document Type: Review

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