#812: Dr. Julia Brassolotto: Determining Current State of Rural Seniors Healthcare

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Dr. Julia Brassolotto at the University of Lethbridge holds the Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Translational Health Research Chair in Rural Health and Well-being.

She begins the five year appointment with an investigation into the delivery of long term care for seniors in rural Alberta.

DR. JULIA BRASSOLOTTO:  So there are two major areas of focus at this stage. And one of them is the organization of work.  So looking at who does what work and under what conditions and with what implications.   So we see that there are all kinds of complex networks  of care that happen in long term care across Canada.  So the division of labour between RN’s, registered nurses, licenced practical nurses, care aides and family members, volunteers.    So we want to see in rural areas what that makeup of carers looks like because we want to make sure it’s sustainable and that it’s not coming at the expense of carer’s own financial well being , in the case of some unpaid carers, or mental health in terms of nurse burnout and moral distress.

Dr. Julia Brassolotto says once she’s established the current state of care, she’ll expand into other areas like provisions for homecare and dementia.

Thanks today to Alberta Innovates Health Solutions.

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Program Date: 2016-10-06