long term care
Notes From The Editor-In-Chief
Long-Term Care Coverage as a Microcosm for Health System Reform
Adalsteinn D. Brown
Discussion and Debate
The Personal Support Worker Program Standard in Ontario: An Alternative to Self-Regulation?
Christine Kelly and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
The Untold Story of Being Designated an Alternate Level of Care Patient
Rose McCloskey, Pamela Jarrett and Connie Stewart
Funding Reform
Reforming Long-Term Care Funding in Alberta, Canada
R. Trafford Crump, Nadya Repin and Jason M. Sutherland
Advance directives, dignity and care-giving: a voice for frail elderly Canadians
Dr. Duncan G. Sinclair
Patient Safety
Accreditation and Resident Safety in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes
Shawna M. McDonald, Laura M. Wagner and Andrea Gruneir
Commentary
Increasing Interest and Demand? Is Our System Well-Enough Prepared for Policy Change?
Mary Jane Esplen