Prince Edward Island's healthy aging strategy

The following provides an update of the significant work completed to date by the Department of Health on improving the quality and access of seniors to health services, one of the key areas of focus identified in the recently released Corpus Sanchez International Report (CSI). [...] PEI leads the country in terms of access to residential care for the elderly (9.2 % of the population over the age of 65 have access to either long-term care or community care beds). [...] STRATEGY This Government’s Healthy Aging Strategy is based on the observations and experiences of senior health care leaders and the direction is supported by the findings and recommendations of several reports and studies, including, the Ascent Strategy Report (Trends, Projections and Recommended Approaches to Delivery of Long-term Care in the Province of Prince Edward Island 2007 – 2017, March 2 [...] Government announced the decision to forego the use of a P3 model for the construction of these new facilities during the release of the capital budget in the fall sitting of the Legislature. [...] The program is open to all residents of PEI who have chosen to receive home based Palliative Care, have agreed to be part of the Integrated Palliative Care Program, are in the end stages of their illnesses, have agreed that the focus of care will be palliative, do not have a private drug plan and do not reside in a long-term care facility.