Challenges and Practice Issues Faced by Canadian Life Care Planners

needs that Canadian life care planners face in their practices. Thirty-one Canadian health care professionals were asked to identify the three biggest challenges or practices they had faced in their practice in the last year. Data was analyzed using NVivo 11 to identify six essential themes among the participants. The six essential themes were found to be: (1) Collaboration for Recommendations; (2) Practice Challenges; (3) Research and Training; (4) Referral Constraints; (5) Attendant Care; and (6) Future Care Costs. The authors further explore these themes and discuss the implications of each for life care planners.