Keeping Seniors out of Hospitals

Nurse and senior client
Jan 23 2017

Keeping Seniors out of Hospitals

Keeping seniors out of hospital best way to stretch health money, service group says
Saskatoon Services for Seniors says costs are ‘huge’ when seniors enter hospital unnecessarily
CBC News Online
CBC News Posted: Jan 18, 2017 8:43 PM CT Last Updated: Jan 18, 2017 8:43 PM CT

Earlier this week, the federal government and Saskatchewan announced a partnership for federal health funding. And a group that provides services for seniors says the best way to stretch that money is to keep people out of long-term care and hospitals and in their own homes for as long as possible.

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