That's helpful.
A number of years ago the federal government opened or started discussions with the provinces and territories on a national home care plan. There have been conferences, and of course the idea is of a continuum of all ages of the medical needs in a home setting.
You just mentioned in your last response, if I understood you, that not every situation is the same as the next, and their needs would vary. In your thinking, is there a place for a national home care program? Obviously we're leaving aside funding concerns and the extent of such a program. But should we as a nation get more serious about that?
We do have gerontology in-home workers, but it's not regulated, as I understand it, and it's not overly organized. I'm just wondering if you could comment on national home care in this context.