Health Care Needs Home Care

Featured Presentation: About This Presentation Most older adults want to remain in their own homes as they age. However, successful aging in place requires early planning. This presentation by Barb Kirby explores practical steps that older adults and their families can take to prepare for changing health, safety, financial, housing, and support needs. Planning ahead can help prevent crisis decisions and protect independence, dignity, and choice. What You'll Learn

Susan and David's Story Susan, 63, works full-time while caring for her husband, David, 71, who lives with multiple complex health conditions, including advanced heart failure, diabetes, mobility limitations, and cognitive decline. David requires daily assistance with personal care, medication management, meals, mobility, and ongoing monitoring of his health. Like many British Columbians with high and complex care needs, David wants to remain at home, surrounded by familiar r

This is a summary of “Long-Term Care Needs Its Paris Moment,” written by Dr. Jane Barratt and originally published in The Arc of Ageing on Substack. Long-term care is becoming one of the most urgent social and policy challenges facing countries around the world. As populations age, families become smaller and demand for care continues to grow, governments are confronting many of the same concerns—including workforce shortages, limited access to appropriate care, rising costs,

HCNHC Campaign — June 2026 Dennis and Julie had been married for decades and spent the last 25 years navigating health challenges side by side. Dennis became Julie’s full-time caregiver long before anyone officially recognized the seriousness of their decline. Both lived with diabetes requiring insulin management. Both had experienced strokes. Dennis had survived a brain aneurysm at age 50, forcing early retirement, and now lived with only one functioning but failing kidney.