Health committee  Doctor.

Health committee  Regulation isn't a panacea for everything. It's part of the solution. One of the things that has happened to us in residential care is that the population has changed quite dramatically over the last decade or decade and a half, but the provision of care has changed hardly at a

Health committee  My read on it is that the jury is still out on that. In some jurisdictions it appears to be working reasonably well, but there are mixed reports about quality depending on the model you have. Some will say that it doesn't seem to make a difference, and some think it does. I don't

Health committee  We would agree that the accord and the guidance that might come with that would provide stimulus for some of the actions we need to take. The issue you speak to about waiting times is another version of the wait-time issue we have in the country. The last place we want frail, ol

Health committee  It's a serious issue.

Health committee  With respect to long-term care and a continuing care act, we think it should parallel the Canada Health Act. There are some important principles there, such as the principle that enables us to receive services regardless of which province we go to. The inability to move an aging

Health committee  Yes, and Dr. Pringle will conclude.

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and my thanks to the committee members. Canadians are living longer and are healthier than ever before. Some of us, however, will develop the chronic disease of Alzheimer's or another age-related dementia. Even though we will be able to stay in our homes