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ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2023

Economic Evidence for Home and Community Care Investment: The Case for Ontario Personal Support Workers' Wage Parity.

Katherine A P Zagrodney, Emily C King, Deborah Simon, Kathryn A Nichol, Sandra M McKay

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Article in Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. From Willingness to Readiness: Caregiver Activation for Cancer Care in Singapore.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  4. Wages or Legitimacy? A Qualitative Analysis of Home Care Worker Perspectives in Choosing Work Settings.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Katherine A P ZagrodneySenior Research Associate - Quantitative Lead VHA Home HealthCare Toronto, ON Research Associate and Home and Community and Long-term Care Sector Co-Lead Canadian Health Workforce Network Ottawa, ON Assistant Professor (Status) Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto, ON.
Emily C KingManager of Research VHA Home HealthCare Toronto, ON Assistant Professor (Status) Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Deborah SimonChief Executive Officer Ontario Community Support Association Toronto, ON.
Kathryn A NicholChief Executive Officer VHA Home HealthCare Assistant Professor (Status) Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto Toronto, ON.
Sandra M McKayVice-President of Research and Innovation VHA Home HealthCare Assistant Professor (Status) Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Assistant Professor (Status) Ted Rogers School of Management Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The home and community care (HCC) sector is in a health human resource crisis. Particularly concerning is the shortage of personal support workers (PSWs) who provide the majority of HCC. This paper outlines a strategy to mitigate the HCC PSW shortage by applying appropriate funding to HCC and focusing on equal pay between HCC and institutional long-term care facilities' PSWs. Using publicly available data, our calculations estimate substantial government cost-savings from investing in HCC PSWs to increase HCC capacity. Beyond the economic evidence, how such investments would benefit those seeking care are also highlighted.

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GovernmentSalaries and Fringe BenefitsCost SavingsFemaleHumansOntarioParityPregnancy

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PMID37695703
PMCPMC10519337

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