Grey Bruce Boomers Fall 2021
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y Kylie Pike<br />
HEALTH & WELLNESS<br />
of helping someone diagnosed with an illness or disease,<br />
is recovering after an accident, surgery and/or medical<br />
treatment, has mobility concerns, is aging, etc., knows the<br />
fear and anxiety that often engulfs those needing the help,<br />
as well as the caregivers.<br />
The aging population is growing at exponential levels in<br />
Ontario and will continue to increase over the coming<br />
years. Therefore, health care demands for in-home and<br />
community-based care will also rise at an exponential<br />
rate. Access to qualified, experienced and empathetic<br />
frontline support workers is – terrifyingly – at an alltime<br />
low, despite the increasing demands. Particularly in<br />
our rural areas, it’s reaching crisis levels. With the rising<br />
cost of living, increasing gas prices and the shortage of<br />
affordable living options, frontline support workers are<br />
leaving the profession or the area completely.<br />
There are additional challenges to encouraging young<br />
people to choose this profession, and the educated tend<br />
to work in cities. There is also a tragic burn-out rate, as<br />
many in frontline health care have been forced to stop<br />
working due to their own personal health and well-being.<br />
So as the demands for home care continue to rise, the<br />
access to the necessary supports is diminishing, creating a<br />
magnitude of crisis.<br />
Home care refers to health care services that are<br />
provided for individuals within their homes. Services are<br />
performed via in-home health agencies through regulated<br />
and unregulated health care professionals including<br />
nurses, social service workers, rehabilitation specialists<br />
(such as occupational therapists and physiotherapists),<br />
personal support workers (PSWs) and home support<br />
workers. Services can include restorative care, with the<br />
intention of providing clients with tools and support for<br />
recovery, and range all the way to home care services<br />
that provide palliative or end-of-life care. Home care is<br />
ever-changing to accommodate for unique and complex<br />
medical needs. This means duties and responsibilities are<br />
being shared or are shifting in response to regulated and<br />
unregulated health professionals being spread thin.<br />
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