Models of Publicly Funded Home Care
Models of Publicly Funded Home Care, their Characteristics and Quality: A Scoping Review
Project Status:In progress
Knowledge User(s)
Patient and Public Partner
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
Project Objectives
To (1) identify home care models, associated characteristics, strengths and areas for improvement in Canada and countries with similar healthcare systems (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark) and (2) critically appraise evaluations of home care models conducted in the past five years in relation to quality, patient/family satisfaction and level of integration in the health and social care systems.
Research Approach
Scoping Review
Project Lead(s)
Rochelle Litvack
Over the years, Rochelle has volunteered extensively and served on many boards. Her awareness of health issues is as a caregiver for her late husband as well as living with someone who was actively involved in healthcare for more than 50 years. Rochelle spent 10 years as a caregiver for her husband who had Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Over the years, Rochelle has volunteered and chaired on various committees.
Her volunteer activities include:
- Volunteer for Patient Services at CancerCare Manitoba
- Chair for the Provincial Patient Service Committee
- Represented Manitoba on the national board of the Canadian Cancer Society Patient Service Committee
- Executive of the Pediatric Oncology Support Group of CancerCare Manitoba and represented them on the National Canadian Cancer Society Pediatric Oncology Support Group
- On the board of Sara Riel, a rehabilitation home for young adults with health mental conditions
Rochelle is a widow with two children.
Rochelle Litvack
Patient Partner
Over the years, Rochelle has volunteered extensively and served on...
Marilyn MacDonald
Dr. Marilyn Macdonald is a Professor and Associate Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Nursing, and Director of the Joanna Briggs Centre of Excellence in the conduct of systematic reviews, Dalhousie University. She has a varied background in clinical nursing including; general surgery, cardio-vascular surgery, public-health nursing, home care, and a decade as a clinical nurse specialist. The primary focus of her research is homecare with a focus on caregivers. Dr. Macdonald is an Affiliate Scientist with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, and theme lead for Transitions in Care with the Canadian Frailty Network. Research interests are in home care, patient/caregiver safety and qualitative inquiry.
Marilyn MacDonald
Dalhousie University
Dr. Marilyn Macdonald is a Professor and Associate Director of...
Project Outputs
In Progress