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Northwest Territories long-term care program review : NWT long-term care program review

25 Feb 2016

While the Bureau provided and contributed to the customization of a range of data, ultimate responsibility for interpretation and analysis of the data rests with the review team and Gaea Consulting Ltd. [...] The review involved examination of the following: the current and emerging operating framework; analysis of the demand side drivers, including the development of comprehensive population and bed demand projections; assessment of supply side drivers, including analysis of a range of program and facility data; a targeted jurisdictional review; and, the development of preliminary program delivery and [...] Demand and Supply Drivers The demand for and supply of LTC services and facilities is characterized by a complex and interrelated set of drivers. [...] Given the estimates of the average LOS and the number of total arrivals in each year, the AFM uses the two equations to determine the number of beds needed. [...] Assuming that: (i) the current projections and modeling assumptions presented in this review remain reasonably valid (i.e., specifically, the peaking of the growth in the 70+ years cohort and migration patterns); and, (ii) re-assessing the demographic and non-demographic drivers impact on demand and supply in order to validate the projected trends, the bed ratio should be reduced accordingly to 10
older people
Pages
288
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario