MISSION:
The SCAN Foundation’s mission is to advance the development of a sustainable continuum of
quality care for seniors. A sustainable continuum of care improves outcomes, reduces the number
and duration of acute care episodes, supports patient involvement in decision making, encourages
independence and reduces overall costs. The SCAN Foundation will achieve this mission by
encouraging public policy reform to integrate the financing of acute and long-term care, raise
awareness about the need for long-term care reform and work with others to promote the
development of coordinated, comprehensive and patient-centric care.
VISION:
The SCAN Foundation’s vision is a society where seniors receive medical treatment and human
services that are integrated in the setting most appropriate to their needs and with the greatest
likelihood of a healthy, independent life.
PRINCIPLES:
- Seniors are able to choose how and where they live, have a high quality of life, live with dignity and be valued by their community
- In order to provide a continuum of acute and chronic care that serves the needs of seniors, healthcare financing should be integrated and service delivery coordinated
- Those who suffer from chronic illnesses should receive an integrated suite of social, preventive and health maintenance services
- High-quality and affordable long-term care should be available to all seniors
- Meeting the long-term care needs of seniors requires the development of a suitably sized workforce of specially trained caregivers and professionals
FOUNDATION STRATEGIES:
- To advocate for a cost-effective array of benefits for seniors that improves their quality of life as well as health, and helps them live independently
- To support, evaluate and extend innovative service models that encourage independent living for seniors
- To support health-services research aimed at evaluating and improving the continuum of care for seniors and senior-centered decision making
- To address the need for an educated and trained workforce to meet the long-term care needs of seniors
- To identify, recognize and encourage best practices and leaders in senior-centered long-term care
- To become a trusted source of information on senior healthcare needs
- To raise public awareness about the healthcare needs of our aging population
- To inform and influence policymakers about issues that support The SCAN Foundation mission