Continuing Care

QUEBEC CITY – Marie Rinfret (pictured), Quebec’s ombudsman, has issued a scathing report about the province’s public nursing homes, characterizing the care given in these centres as “tantamount to mistreatment” and “deficient and flawed.” Read More

TORONTO – NexJ Health Inc., a provider of patient-facing population health management solutions, has announced its participation in the UK’s “Safe and Connected” program. Safe and Connected supports lonely older people who live at home in the local community by having postal workers check on them. The new program is based on the successful Jersey-based project Call & Check. Read More

TORONTO – The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), led by Baycrest, has announced support for the development and validation testing of 31 new innovations in aging and brain healthcare. A total of $1.4 M in support has been leveraged through CABHI’s Spark program, which aims at fostering innovations from point-of-care workers who have grassroots ideas they want to develop into real-world applications for the aging population. Read More

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – Royal Philips, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced that it has acquired Vancouver-based Blue Willow Systems, a developer of a next-generation, cloud-based senior living community resident safety platform. Read More

TORONTO – The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge – which aims to identify new, technology-based solutions to improve the quality of life of older Canadians – triggered a flood of submissions. And after a round of public voting, AGE-WELL is pleased to announce eight finalists that will compete for over $100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes at a live pitch event in Vancouver. Read More

VANCOUVER – Patients registered in the BC Women’s Hospital Complex Chronic Diseases Program are now able to receive consults with clinicians from the comfort of their homes using virtual visits. Read More

MONTREAL – A patients’ rights group has launched a class-action suit against Quebec’s network of long-term care centres for providing its residents with “bad service.” The suits seeks compensatory damages of $250 to $750, as well as exemplary damages of $100, for each month spent within the network by its 37,000 users over the past three years, an award that could add up to a minimum of $500 million. Read More

HALIFAX – Two new suites at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre will give patients transitioning out of hospital the chance to practice living independently. One of the independent-living simulation suites is equipped with technology, including voice-activated doors, cabinets and a hospital bed that can make the transition even easier. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – Bayshore HealthCare Ltd. and Sensory Technologies Inc. have announced a national collaboration to provide eShift services. The companies will collaborate on joint opportunities around the implementation of the eShift platform, support of clinical personnel and patients within Canada. Read More