IMPROVING LONG TERM CARE IN CANADA
Mots-clés :
soins long terme, soins à domicile, assurance, soins palliatifs, seniorsRésumé
Il y a actuellement une augmentation radicale du nombre de seniors qui représenteront plus de 25% de notre population dans les deux prochaines décennies (Statistiques du Canada; 2014). Cela entraînera une croissance significative des besoins en soins gériatriques. Bien que nous sommes confrontés à de nombreux défis en essayant d’équilibrer nos budgets pour les besoins en soins médicaux et qu’on alloue aussi des fonds aux infra¬structures, d’autres protections sociales doivent être soutenues par le gouvernement pour subventionner les soins apportés aux anciens, parce que leur financement est extrêmement désavantageux. Au delà des soins médicaux, les besoins courants de la vie sont perturbés également par la réduction des revenus tirés de la retraite. Nous avons besoin de meilleurs services de protection sociale pour les personnes âgées au Canada. Le Canada doit étendre l’aide aux revenus des seniors à travers l’OAIS (Tridelta Financial; 2014), le CPP (gouvernement du Canada; 2017) et les garantis de suppléments de revenus. Bien que ces aides bénéficient surtout à une poignée de seniors, on constate qu’une hausse du nombre de seniors dans chaque classe économique nécessitera de nettes améliorations en infrastructures. Cet article exposera brièvement comment le gouvernement canadien doit étendre le programme de protection sociale et la couverture médicale pour les soins des seniors, afin d’assurer, sur le long terme, la disponibilité des soins; d’étendre au domicile le financement des soins ; et rendre les soins spécialisés, palliatifs et primaires plus accessibles/abordables.Références
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