Where to Start Complaints should first be presented to the local management of a facility or Home Care office before using the provincial complaint mechanisms. Local Level At the local level, the publicly funded Home Care office, along with DSL and LTC facilities, must follow Section 18 of the Continuing Care Health Service Standards. This […]
The Interdisciplinary Team is key to the health care provided directly or subsidized by Alberta Health Services (AHS). This includes Alberta Home Care and “Designated” AHS-subsidized Supportive Living and Long-term Care facilities. The caregiver that acts as the legal representative for the person with dementia is an important member of this team and can therefore […]
The final section of the “Where do we go from here?” document on this website provides the following recommendations related to Transparency and Advocacy. These are offered to improve the information available to caregivers and to facilitate their involvement in the health care provided to people with dementia in Alberta. Transparency For the sake of transparency, it […]
Canadian and Albertan dementia strategies were announced in 2017. 1. Canadian Strategy The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released its report “Dementia in Canada: A National Strategy for Dementia-friendly Communities” in November 2016. The report provides 29 wide-ranging recommendations to address this urgent issue. Since the release of the Senate report, […]