{"id":58267,"date":"2015-08-06T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T02:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=58267"},"modified":"2025-01-14T23:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T04:31:53","slug":"manitoba-auditor-general-says-many-serious-problems-with-delivery-of-home-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/06\/manitoba-auditor-general-says-many-serious-problems-with-delivery-of-home-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba auditor general says many serious problems with delivery of home care"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_58268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58268\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Home-care.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58268\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Home-care.png\" alt=\"Health care aide checking a patient (Photo from Flickr\/Myfuture)\" width=\"571\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Home-care.png 571w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Home-care-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Health care aide checking an elderly\u00a0(Photo from Flickr\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/myfuturedotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Myfuture<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WINNIPEG \u2013 Manitoba\u2019s auditor general says there are some serious problems with the province\u2019s home-care system.<\/p>\n<p>Norm Ricard says the audit found many people are waiting too long to get a first visit \u2013 on average the wait in Winnipeg is 37 days.<\/p>\n<p>He says there are no targets or standards to guide health authorities, but adds it\u2019s worth investigating if it takes longer than three weeks to start service.<\/p>\n<p>Ricard says he\u2019s concerned that 50 per cent of clients in our sample were not reassessed within 18 months of their initial assessment, even though policies in both regions require annual reassessment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy stromectol online <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/stromectol.html\">watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/stromectol.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Ricard also notes the system is not ready for more demands on service as the population ages.<\/p>\n<p>The province says it will implement all 28 recommendations and have a full plan in place by 2016 to address future concerns.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cozaar online <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cozaar.html\">watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cozaar.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It also says the budget for home care has almost doubled over the past 15 years to $300 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are concerned that incomplete assessments may lead to care plans that ignore or overlook required services,\u201d said Ricard. \u201cAlso of concern is that 50 per cent of clients in our sample were not reassessed within 18 months of their initial assessment&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ciprodex online <a href=\"https:\/\/watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ciprodex.html\">watchrx.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ciprodex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Health Minister Sharon Blady said Manitoba created home care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur program is widely regarded as one of the best in North America and in order to ensure it remains accessible to all Manitobans who need it, we will continue to reject calls to base home care on one\u2019s ability to pay.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WINNIPEG \u2013 Manitoba\u2019s auditor general says there are some serious problems with the province\u2019s home-care system. 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