The Indispensable Survival Guide To Ontario S Long Term Care System

Karen Cumming and Patricia Milne are sisters who embarked on a daunting journey... one that many of us may go on at some point in our lives. They guided their 98 year old mother, Verna, through Ontario's long-term care system. Unfortunately, few people on the inside of that system seemed to be guiding them. The pair found themselves lost in a confusing maze of care coordinators, nurses, doctors, PSWs, therapists, paperwork, equipment purchases and rentals, and medication. It was unfamiliar territory. It was scary. They felt alone. Serious decisions had to be made about Verna's end-of-life care, but the sisters often felt ill-informed and unprepared to make them. Sound familiar? Thousands of baby boomers across Ontario are currently in the same boat. Perhaps you're helping your elderly mom or dad. Maybe you're on the journey yourself. Karen and Patricia have been where you are now. This book is the survival guide they never had. Packed with indispensable resources, tips and insights, it will help you and your family to be proactive and prepared for the decisions that lie ahead. You are not alone.

This examination of long-term care in Canada seeks to bring the subject out of the shadows and into the forefront of people's thoughts. The contributors look, from a female gender point of view, at developing alternative forms of long-term residential care, which treat both residents and workers with dignity and respect.

For every D.O.N. or an A.D.O.N, a unit manager or shift supervisor this is a must read to add to your insight of running your facility. If you're an up and comer who is ready to climb the ladder to Long Term Care management this book provides the rungs to that ladder and will separate you from the rest of the crowd. If you are a non clinical Nursing Home Administrator who is looking for a crash course in the clinical demands of Long Term Care, your search is over.

This outstanding new text provides a clear understanding of how the ideal long-term care facility should operate, and how prospective as well as currently employed nursing home administrators can hone their skills to deliver quality services cost-effectively.