Over the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to fight the good fight for more and better homecare and supportive housing. I’ve …
Medicare Didn’t Just Happen!
There were various forces in Canada that led to the introduction of universal health insurance (Medicare) in Canada - World War 2 …
Funding Long Term Care In Ontario
For many of us, the funding of long-term care in Ontario can be a journey into the unknown. And with recent government …
“Wherever there is a buzzword there lies a sacred cow.”
It was at the University of Waterloo’s April 3rd launch of its new “Future Cities Institute” that I heard one of the guest …
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The Circle Of Care Meets The Circle Of Acronyms
Homecare once again is going to be renamed throughout Ontario. You may recall that the Ontario government morphed its 2019 …
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Proposal to the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee
Here's my citizen submission and proposal to the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee: City of Stratford. Homecare by nature …
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Searching For The Sound of Silence In Huron-Perth
In early February I attended an interRAI (short for International Residential Assessment Instrument) event at the Best Western …
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Finding the balance between public and private healthcare in Ontario
This past fall I attended conferences examining the right balance between public health services and private/for-profit health …
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Everybody’s talking AI. Is Stratford homecare talking AI?
Artificial intelligence is dominating discussion in all walks of life. AI’s excitement comes from a source of scientific discovery …
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Saving Medicare Part 2: How Shakey Is Canada’s Universal Healthcare System?
Medicare’s challenges have been building for many years. Almost from its beginnings, universal health care in Canada has been …
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