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Overview
In 2023, the government invested a historic $1 billion over 3 years to begin transforming the continuing care system. Our focus to invest and strengthen the continuing care system will allow Albertans to access world-class care when and where they need it.
The Continuing Care Transformation initiative will address 4 pillars:
Shifting to more care in the community
By shifting to community-based care, we will:
- ensure Albertans can age well at home, with the supports they need
- improve supports for caregivers to empower caregivers and promote their well-being
- improve access to home and community care for rural Albertans
- provide non-medical supports for home and community care clients, such as housekeeping, social visits and transportation assistance
- increase home and community options for Albertans to access palliative and end-of-life care
Enhancing workforce capacity
We are working to support Alberta’s workforce by:
- implementing the Health Workforce Strategy to address the immediate challenges facing the workforce and service delivery, which will help Alberta’s Health Care Workers
- increasing mental health and wellness supports for continuing care staff
- adding more Health care aide bursary programs and other educational supports to help our future workforce
- improving culturally appropriate care for Indigenous peoples by supporting their access to Health Care Aide training
Increasing choice and innovation
We are giving Albertan’s more choice by:
- increasing continuing care spaces and modernize aging continuing care homes in Alberta through capital grant funding
- introducing new and innovative models of care including small care homes and client-directed care
- improving equity across communities through increased access to service and supports
Improving quality
We are improving the quality of care provided to Albertans by:
- increasing the hours of care provided to residents of continuing care homes
- improving quality of life and quality of care provided in the continuing care system
- enhancing pandemic and outbreak preparedness
In focus
Albertans shared their feedback on facility-based continuing care in Alberta.
Albertans told us access to appropriate and timely palliative and end-of-life care is important.
Legislation
News
- More career education for students (April 9, 2024)
- The right care when and where Albertans need it (March 14, 2024)
- Improving continuing care spaces for Albertans (April 25, 2023)
- Better continuing care for Indigenous people (March 16, 2023)
- Securing Alberta’s continuing care future (March 3, 2023)
- Bursaries to assist health-care aides (September 27, 2022)
- Adding 1 million hours of home care for Albertans (June 2, 2022)
- Taking steps to transform continuing care: Bill 11 - Continuing Care Act (March 28, 2022)
- Improving quality of life for continuing care residents: Facility-Based Continuing Care Review (May 31, 2021)
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