By Ashley Flanagan and Kristina Kokorelias

Dr. Ashley Flanagan is the Health Research and Policy Manager at National Institute on Ageing, and Dr. Kristina Kokorelias is the Program Manager, for Sinai Health and the University Health Network’s Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program.

Sheri Levergood spends time with her mother, Janet Levergood at a long-term care residence where Janet now lives in Waterloo, Ont. on April 4, 2023. Peter Power/The Canadian Press.

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Hunter Prize: Read the $25,000 winning proposal that reimagines long-term care

Successive governments across Canada have been continually challenged in effectively addressing hallway medicine and wait times for both hospital and long-term care services.

Ashley Flanagan and Kristina Kokorelias - September 29, 2023

Sheri Levergood spends time with her mother, Janet Levergood at a long-term care residence where Janet now lives in Waterloo, Ont. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Peter Power/The Canadian Press.

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The prescription to end hallway medicine once and for all

While LTC homes must remain an option for some, home care services can be ramped up more rapidly. Furthermore, by lessening the need for more institutional forms of care, we can avoid the significant infrastructure costs that are associated with warehousing vulnerable people.

Ashley Flanagan and Kristina Kokorelias - September 29, 2023