Using More Equitable Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Fragmentation in Home Care

Krystal Kehoe MacLeod

doi:10.5334/ijic.6553

Abstract

Integrated care programs have been developed to deliver care across providers, settings, and support systems to meet the needs of community-dwelling older adults. This research asks how these programs are being used to combat issues of fragmentation in a home care sector fundamentally reshaped by neoliberalism. Data was collected through 118 key informant interviews in five Canadian integrated care programs and interpreted using a thematic analysis informed by Feminist Political Economy. This dissertation argues that integrated care programs are most useful as a policy solution to fragmented home care when they adopt policy techniques that promote equitable processes and outcomes.

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Using More Equitable Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Fragmentation in Home Care

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