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Author(s): Jenny Ploeg, Lynda Hayward, Christel Woodward, Riley Johnston
Publication Date: 2008
The aims of this study were to describe: (1) how the Homelessness Intervention Programme addressed the needs of elderly people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness; and (2) the factors that influenced the ability of the programme to address client needs. The programme was offered by a multi-service non-profit agency serving low-income families and individuals in an urban neighbourhood in Ontario, Canada. Using a case study approach, we co...
Author(s): Christel Woodward
Publication Date: 2001
The management of homecare services changed following the 1995 election of a new provincial government in Ontario. Forty-three not-for-profit transfer agencies called Community Care Access Centres(CCACs) were created to manage homecare and act as purchasers of services for homecare clients. CCACs were directed by volunteer community boards overseeing the introduction of competitive contracting for homecare service provision. At the same time, ho...