TORONTO – More than $3 million is being invested in five public-private partnerships through an Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) program focused on use of technology to remotely monitor and care for Ontario patients.
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OTTAWA – The Champlain Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) is launching a new Innovation Centre that will help more people stay at home longer, better support caregivers, and improve access to home healthcare technologies.
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WATERLOO, Ont. – The Centre of Excellence for Innovation in Aging, a facility that will both care for the elderly and research their needs, celebrated its opening last month with Governor General David Johnston (pictured) on hand.
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VAUGHAN, Ont. – Technology companies from across Canada will gather in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, on September 30th at the Hilton Garden Conference and Event Centre to inform Home Care companies about new and existing technology.
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TORONTO – A state-of-the-art home for Alzheimer’s patients in north Toronto is on the edge of bankruptcy, with many of its beds empty. The Jewish benevolent society B’nai Brith, which opened the home’s doors to the public 18 months ago, has struggled to fill the 44 rooms and pay the bills despite $5.4-million in funding from the federal government.
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TORONTO – The Toronto Central LHIN has implemented a Resource Matching and Referral system (RM&R) to translate the paper Palliative Care Common Referral Form to an electronic format. The system enables the organization to send and receive adult inpatient palliative care bed referrals.
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TORONTO – AlayaCare, a Canadian-based home healthcare software company, has announced an agreement with Saint Elizabeth, a leading national provider of home and community care services. Saint Elizabeth will use AlayaCare’s cloud-based software to support its private home care practice across Canada.
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EDMONTON – A hidden camera inside a long-term care room at the Kipnes Centre for Veterans in Edmonton has captured disturbing footage. Earlier this month, CBC News shared hidden camera footage showing a male patient pulling 89-year-old Eileen Adamson (pictured) out of her bed at the home run by CapitalCare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberta Health Services.
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TORONTO – Samsung Canada has announced a landmark partnership with Saint Elizabeth, one of the largest healthcare providers in Canada. More than 5,000 remote healthcare workers from coast to coast will be equipped with Samsung mobile technology devices, including Galaxy Tab S LTE connected tablets.
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TORONTO – AlayaCare Inc., a home healthcare software specialist, is announcing the rollout of a cloud-based platform which is set to revolutionize the home healthcare industry. The integrated end-to-end platform, which caters to homecare agencies and the needs of nurses and personal support workers, enables AlayaCare clients to enhance care to their patients.
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