New Brunswick's experiences with home care : Expérience des Néo-Brunswickois et Néo-Brunswickoises à l'égard des soins à domicile : Sondage 2015

In the context of an aging population, the NBHC Home Care Survey In the context of publicly funded home care services, becomes a key component in the development of a 14.5% of citizens who receive these services in 2015 comprehensive provincial strategy for seniors’ care. [...] However, results from the New Brunswick Home Care Survey are showing that indicators measuring In the evaluation of home care these important elements of the quality of home care services through this survey, services have not improved over the last three years. [...] One of the key principles of being citizen-centred includes providing the same standard of care across The continuum of care as it relates to the citizen’s the province when it comes to communication and journey across publicly funded programs and services coordination, and many points of contact within the is often cited as a key area of focus in strategies health system have a role to play in he [...] For a good proportion of citizens under the Extra- Mural Program, the coordination of care across services starts with the transition from hospital to home, followed by the information provided by different health professionals within the Extra-Mural Program, and, to close the loop, the citizen’s primary health provider should be aware of all the services received. [...] Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) has released the results of the 2015 edition of its Home Care Figure 1. Number of survey Survey, providing a voice to citizens in evaluating the quality and experience of home care services in New respondents, by service received Brunswick.