Why the Elderly Could Bankrupt Canada and How Demographic Imperatives Will Force the Redesign of Acute Care Service Delivery

摘要: Canada's aging population poses a significant challenge for the existing healthcare system. While individuals 65 and older accounted 13.7% of in 2005, they 60% all acute care service spending. This paper further illustrates how heterogeneity its impact on patterns use demonstrate failings our current systems. Our outdated models frequently disadvantage system's highest users, who are often characterized by factors such as poly-morbidity, functional impairment social frailty. Understanding implementing innovative that deeply ingrained ways providing has proven to be challenge, this highlights one hospital's mission transform traditional paradigms developing an elder-friendly hospital integrated delivery model. aims wide-ranging benefits model can contribute toward optimizing outcomes hospitalization adults system whole. The establishment national agency could support development strategy promote best practice dissemination implementation also ensure health, economic better realize more easily achieved.