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Co-op elder care in Canada a call to action
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1 electronic text (vii, 43 p. : tables) : digital file. - Publisher: [Vancouver, B.C.? : British Columbia Co-operative Association, 2008]
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| General Note: | "May 2008." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 25). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary -- A tragic tale -- A profile of elder care in Canada. Seniors receiving care; Characteristics of seniors receiving care; Community versus institutionalize care; Informal caregivers; What is the overall state of elder care in Canada today?; Where are the most urgent gaps?; What policy changes would serve to address unmet elder care needs?; What is the most useful role that community-based and non-profit models can provide to the field of elder care? -- Co-op elder care in Canada. Research methodology; Main purpose of elder care co-operatives; Sources of funding; Survey responses: comparative advantages & challenges of the co-op model; Social co-ops and elder care; Services offered by the Homecare Services Co-operative of Estrie -- Co-op elder care: advantages and challenges. Comparative advantages of the co-op model; Challenges of the co-op model -- Co-op elder care models. Life lease co-op; Equity co-op; Cost and financing; Foster care co-op; Home care co-op -- Co-op elder care models: summary -- Toward a national co-op elder care program -- National Task Force on Co-op Elder Care: recommendations. Elder care and public policy; Co-op sector recommendations; Draft principles for a national co-op elder care program -- Bibliography -- Appendix A. Co-op elder care survey -- Appendix B. Key informants -- Appendix C. Elder care co-ops -- Appendix D-1. Survey responses -- Appendix D-2. Survey responses; co-op challenges/obstacles and advantages/disadvantages. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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