Organizing healthcare delivery systems for persons with ongoing care needs and their families: a best practices framework.

How systems of care delivery are structured can have a major impact on their relative efficiency and on the quality of care provided to individuals. As the population continues to age, as more people are able to continue to live with disabilities or chronic conditions, and as demands continue from consumers and lobby groups to allow individuals to be more fully integrated into customary Canadian life, pressures to deal with the needs of persons with ongoing care requirements will only continue to mount.