March 6, 2021 – Calgary Herald
Corbella: Alberta takes big steps to improve long-term care, but is it enough?
By: Licia Corbella
Increasing home care is the best and least costly way to care for frail seniors, says Dr. Samir Sinha, the director of health policy research at the NIA. “We have a recent study that shows that almost 100 per cent of seniors plan to live independently in their own homes; that’s up from pre-pandemic times,” says Sinha, who is also the director of health policy research at the NIA. “If we give them what they want, this will save the health-care system and the long-term care system a lot of money while enhancing their lives and keeping them connected to community.”