Long-Term Care Home Residents Benefiting From MedsCheck Program
January 24, 2011
McGuinty Government’s Pharmacist Program Is Reaching More Seniors
More than 37,000 MedsCheck consultations have taken place in Ontario’s long-term care homes in just the first three months since the launch of the new free service.
That means more Ontario seniors have had a one-on-one, in person consultation with their pharmacist to review their medications.
MedsCheck for Long-Term Care is one of three new services now being offered under the MedsCheck program. The others are:
- MedsCheck for Diabetes: for Ontarians living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and
- MedsCheck at Home: for people who are home-bound and have difficulty traveling to a pharmacy, a community pharmacist will visit the person in their home for the review.
Expanding health care services is part of the government’s Open Ontario Plan to provide more access to health care and improve quality and accountability for patients.
QUICK FACTS
- More than 737,000 Ontarians have received a MedsCheck consultation since the program was launched in 2007.
- A MedsCheck consultation wit
h the pharmacist does not require a referral from a doctor. - All MedsCheck consultations are done in-person with the patient.
- MedsCheck LTC is available to approximately 77,000 people – anyone living in a licensed long-term care home in Ontario is eligible to receive the service.
