Senior Research Associate - Quantitative Lead VHA Home HealthCare Toronto, ON Research Associate and Home and Community and Long-term Care Sector Co-Lead Canadian Health Workforce Network Ottawa, ON Assistant Professor (Status) Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto, ON.
Manager of Research VHA Home HealthCare Toronto, ON Assistant Professor (Status) Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Healthc Policy. 2023 Aug;19(1):23-31. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2023.27161.
The home and community care (HCC) sector is in a health human resource crisis. Particularly concerning is the shortage of personal support workers (PSWs) who provide the majority of HCC. This paper outlines a strategy to mitigate the HCC PSW shortage by applying appropriate funding to HCC and focusing on equal pay between HCC and institutional long-term care facilities' PSWs. Using publicly available data, our calculations estimate substantial government cost-savings from investing in HCC PSWs to increase HCC capacity. Beyond the economic evidence, how such investments would benefit those seeking care are also highlighted.
家庭和社区护理（HCC）领域正面临着卫生人力资源危机。尤其令人担忧的是，提供大部分 HCC 服务的个人支持工作者（PSW）严重短缺。本文概述了通过向 HCC 提供适当资金并关注 HCC 和机构长期护理设施 PSW 之间的同工同酬来缓解 HCC PSW 短缺的策略。使用公开可用的数据，我们的计算估计，通过投资 HCC PSW 来增加 HCC 能力，政府将节省大量成本。除了经济证据外，还强调了此类投资将如何使寻求护理的人受益。
