Almost Home: Reforming Home and Community Care in Ontario

摘要: Almost Home is a rich and comprehensive study of the policy questions underlying shift in medical care from hospitals to homes communities, change that reshaping Canadian health politics. Using document analysis, interviews with government officials other key stakeholders community, authors analyze content process five different attempts reform home community Ontario between 1985 1996, as introduced by governments three political parties. As this demonstrates, ongoing Medicare 'mainstream' physician hospital 'margins,' entails not only site but an erosion post-war state's role care. While continues resist ideological forces aimed at shrinking role, cost constraints, demographic pressures technological advancements are increasing pressure on The have made significant contribution research development change. Their rigorously analytical approach fills major gap book-length literature long-term Canada.