Home care use varies across the provinces In 2021, 6% of households (921,700 households) reported they had used formal home care during the past year and 3% (419,800 households) reported they needed home care services but did not receive it. It is important to understand which groups are using and/or needing home care services in Canada. Home support care includes personal needs (such as bathing, housekeeping, meal preparation) and other services (such as transportation, meals on wheels). Home health care includes nursing care (e.g., dressing changes, preparing medications, Victorian Order of Nurses visits), other health care services (e.g., physiotherapy, occupational or speech therapy, nutrition counselling), help with medical equipment or supplies (e.g., wheelchair, pads for incontinence, help with using a ventilator or oxygen equipment) and palliative or end of life care. There are two types of home care: home health care and support care. When formal home care services are provided, it can reduce the demands on families and friends as informal care providers, as well as provide benefits to the health care system and society. For example, nursing care, physiotherapy, occupational or speech therapy, nutrition counselling, help with medical equipment or supplies, personal or home support such as bathing, housekeeping, meal preparation are all services than can be received at home from formal care providers. Many health and support-related care needs can be met through services delivered at home. Text - Selected Tables Related information Previous release PDF (187 KB)
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