Overview
We are regularly reviewing our continuing care system with stakeholders to address and improve the quality of life for seniors and persons with disabilities across the continuing care system. This includes looking at better ways to support families and caregivers, health care providers and operators. Our focus is to create a sustainable continuing care system that serves Albertans now and into the future. Key priority areas include:
- barriers to changes and improvements within facility-based continuing care
- best practices and innovative approaches
- changing needs of clients, residents, families and staff
- delivery of person-centred continuing care
- initiatives to advance quality palliative and end-of-life care
- expanding home and community care
Active engagements
We maintain ongoing engagement with continuing care sector stakeholders and Albertans to inform our work. There are no active public engagements at this time. Albertans will have opportunities in the future to share ideas on ways to improve our continuing care system.
Completed engagements
Albertans shared their feedback on facility-based continuing care in Alberta. The final report was released May 31, 2021.
Outcomes
Recommendations from the Facility-based Continuing Care Review and Palliative and End-of-Care Life engagement and further stakeholder discussion led to government’s 2023 $1 billion Continuing Care Transformation investment to begin transforming the continuing care system.
The Alberta Dementia Strategy and Action Plan, in place since 2017, is also part of the overall transformation. The action plan outlined goals and steps Alberta would take to improve dementia diagnosis and care, while enhancing supports for families, caregivers, friends and communities.
Extensive stakeholder engagement and reviews informed the new continuing care legislation that came info effect on April 1, 2024. The legislation provides increased clarity regarding services, addresses gaps and inconsistences across settings, enables improved service delivery for Albertans, and supports health system accountability and sustainability.