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For seniors, aging-in-place at home is the most comfortable, safe, and affordable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why Gaye Moffett is on the board of Home Care Ontario<\/a>, to work closely with other home care advocates to keep their work top of mind with every level of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what they\u2019re working on right now to get families more support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home care co-payments and tax credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, anyone admitted to a long-term care facility only pays part of the cost. The government subsidizes the rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an alternative to moving people to a long-term care facility,  Gaye is advocating for a co-pay option to support clients at home. It\u2019s a good investment for the government to make. With less overhead, providing care at home is more cost-effective than at a facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other government incentives are also on the table, such as enhancing tax credits like the Ontario Seniors Care at Home<\/a> (OSCAH) tax credit, and exempting family-funded care from sales taxes like the HST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raising the reputation, visibility and awareness of family-funded home care<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest challenges home care providers face is the invisibility of the work they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you drive past a hospital or long-term care facility, you know there are people being cared for within those walls. It\u2019s easy to forget that care is also being provided in people\u2019s private homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaye and her colleagues are raising awareness by advocating for accreditation for family-funded care providers, agency licensing, an authority to over see allied health, and stronger enforcement of labour standards in the grey market to protect people from unlicensed \u2018caregivers\u2019 advertising their services on Kijiji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributing to health system transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With health system transformation underway due to the pandemic, Gaye wants people to know how family-funded care providers are contributing to those efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why they\u2019re sending educational materials to Ontario Health Teams<\/a> (OHTs) about their work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re also engaging the OHTs directly to explain why enhancing home care services is a better option than creating \u2018add-on\u2019 services via retirement homes, which come with overhead costs similar to long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Gaye and her fellow advocates, investing in home care just makes sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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