A comparison of home care quality indicator rates in two Canadian provinces
Open Access
- 25 January 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 14 (1) , 37
Abstract
Home care is becoming an increasingly vital sector in the health care system yet very little is known about the characteristics of home care clients and the quality of care provided in Canada. We describe these clients and evaluate home care quality indicator rates in two regions.Keywords
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