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This 3 page paper compares long-term care in Canada and Finland, how it reflects the country’s history, values and culture, and how the two are similar or different. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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great difference between health care in Finland and Canada, and the United States, is that in the other two countries, most services are government-mandated and free to citizens. As Americas
health care crisis grows, many people look at other systems for answers, particularly if most of the care is provided free of charge. With regard to the older population in
Canada, long-term care facilities generally provide "living accommodation for people who require on-site delivery of 24 hour, 7 days a week supervised care, including professional health services, personal care and
services such as meals, laundry and housekeeping" (Long-term facility-based care, 2004). Such facilities are "not publicly insured under the Canada health Act," but rather are administered by "provincial and territorial
legislation" (Long-term facility-based care, 2004). Since jurisdictions across the country offer varying standards of care, there is little or no consistency on a national level (Long-term facility-based care, 2004).
One critic says that there the care provided to Canadian seniors is "shameful" and that while some facilities are excellent, that is the exception rather than the rule (Clancy, 2009).
Clancy says the problems stem from "government cutbacks and corporate profit-taking," which have ignored the needs of seniors (Clancy, 2009). In some cases, nursing home care is now so expensive
seniors cant afford it; in others, it is unavailable because of demand (Clancy, 2009). "In some provinces, wait lists for nursing home beds are excruciatingly long - up to two
years. Most beds become available only when residents die" (Clancy, 2009). Clancy suggests that the advent of some for-profit operators have greatly damaged the government-run system, which has been forced
to make budget cuts (2009). This is particularly apparent in elder care (Clancy, 2009). "It is no coincidence that the decline in the quality of nursing home care in Canada
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