Welcome to The Long Term Forecast, hosted by Dr. Denise Milne, Executive Director of the Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA).

Today, Denise sits down with Dave Evans, Vice President of Operations for Home Health in Western Canada and National Specialized Community Services at CBI Home Health to discuss home and community care in Alberta. This episode explores how home and community-based services are supporting Albertans to live well in their communities, for as long as possible.

A special thank you to Home Instead and Vytality at Home for sponsoring this episode.

Home Instead is a trusted provider of personalized homecare support. In 2009, Debbie Franchuk saw the gaps in the public system and realized Calgarians needed choices for their home care needs. The Calgary branch is a leader in the global Home Instead network, offering award-winning compassionate, relationship-based care tailored to each client's needs.

Home Instead is well established, with professionally managed offices throughout the province. Services include personal care, dementia support, palliative care, meal preparation, and 24-hour assistance. Their mission is to enhance the aging experience by fostering connection, dignity, and independence through old-fashioned, one-to-one relationships.

Learn more at https://www.homeinstead.ca/

Vytality at Home, is a Calgary-based home care company that specializes in providing personalized, high-quality care services to help seniors maintain their independence wherever home may be. Vytality offers a range of services, including personal care, companionship, dementia care, palliative care, and assistance with daily living activities. With a focus on compassionate and transparent support, their team is focused on creating exceptional experiences for their clients and their families.

Learn more at https://vytality.ca/

About ACCA

The Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, and the leading voice of continuing care in Alberta made up of a unique alliance of non-profit, faith-based, and private owners/operators of home care, supportive living, and long term care services, and providers of quality products and services that support continuing care.

Our Voice is Stronger Together.

Learn more at https://www.ab-cca.ca/

Welcome to The Long Term Forecast, hosted by Dr. Denise Milne, Executive Director of the Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA).

Today, Denise sits down with Marlene Raasok from the Alberta Association on Gerontology and Steve Kovacic from the Good Samaritan Society to discuss their partnership with ACCA on the Continuing Care Roadmap for Technology Innovation.

A special thank you to PointClickCare for sponsoring this episode.

Driven by a commitment to advancing interoperability in healthcare and making a meaningful impact on the lives of millions, PointClickCare is solutioning real world problems to mend a fragmented care system to enable faster, better decision making and improved clinical outcomes. PointClickCare is a proud Partner of the Alberta Continuing Care Association.

Learn more at www.pointclickcare.com

About ACCA

The Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, and the leading voice of continuing care in Alberta made up of a unique alliance of non-profit, faith-based, and private owners/operators of home care, supportive living, and long term care services, and providers of quality products and services that support continuing care.

Our Voice is Stronger Together.

Learn more at www.ab-cca.ca

Welcome to The Long Term Forecast, hosted by Dr. Denise Milne, Executive Director of the Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA).

Today's episode is part two of our series on Mental Health in Long Term Care. If you missed the first episode on 'National Standards for Mental Health in Long Term Care Homes' be sure to go back and give it a listen. This week, Denise welcomes back Dr. Julia Kirkham to discuss mental health and medications in long term care homes.

Listeners are invited to view the new National Standard of Canada's document, 'Mental health and well-being in long-term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) settings' discussed in this episode.

View the National Standards document

A special thank you to CARF International for sponsoring this episode.

Founded in 1966, CARF's mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centres on enhancing the lives of persons served. CARF's person-centred accreditation is an excellent choice for Aging Services providers including long-term care homes, assisted living, home and community care, independent senior living, and adult day services. CARF has recently developed field-driven standards for palliative and end-of-life care.

Learn more at https://carf.org/

About ACCA

The Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, and the leading voice of continuing care in Alberta made up of a unique alliance of non-profit, faith-based, and private owners/operators of home care, supportive living, and long term care services, and providers of quality products and services that support continuing care.

Our Voice is Stronger Together.

Learn more at www.ab-cca.ca