Medical Assistance in Dying committee  At this point in time, from what Ms. Demontigny has told us, she would not be able to get MAID. I think the only issue that we haven't talked about is that, when you are cognitively impaired and you have this list of indications of when you want MAID, somebody else has to initia

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I think her testimony is about all we need to know about how important it is to have advance requests. I think she presents the biggest dilemma in the whole area of advance requests, and that is for people with dementia where they are in favour of MAID. Again, if they choose wh

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. I'm a retired registered nurse with a background in psychiatric and gerontological nursing. I've practised and have taught nursing students in both acute care and long-term care facilities. I had the pleasure and the opportunity to be a member of the Council of Cana

Health committee  I think there is more consensus that the quality is better in the not-for-profit model, both in community care delivery and in residential long-term care.

Health committee  When I was talking about medical professionals, I was really talking about health professionals, not just physicians. We know we get better care when it's team care: where we have the opportunity to have the best prepared person for a particular area—it kind of goes back to scope

Health committee  I'll take on the aging at home. I'll begin, and my colleagues can contribute. I don't think there's any question that we lag in having good community support. We have some good models. SIPA and PRISMA, from Quebec, really demonstrate how we can keep people at home much longer us

Health committee  Yes, absolutely.

Health committee  Well, I think we have pretty good evidence from a number of places and a number of different countries that a fee-for-service way of funding health professionals does not encourage interdisciplinary care--and it does not lead to the best possible care, either. I think that's a

Health committee  What actions need to be taken if we are to improve care of the frail elderly living in nursing homes at the end of life? Let us suggest two areas in which we believe the federal government can play a leadership role. TREC has demonstrated that we need a coordinated, system-level