Home care/home support services available

• Home care nursing
• Community rehabilitation
• Home support workers
• Meals programs
• Adult day centres
• Residential services
• Respite
• Short-term treatment centres

Administrative services

• Access to all community support programs, including respite, and residential care
• Needs assessment
• Eligibility determination
• Case management
• Care co-ordination

Basic eligibility criteria for home support services

• Age — 19 years and older
• Health status — living with a chronic illness for a minimum of three months
• Residency — one year British Columbia residency for personal care and intermediate levels of care; three months residence for extended care
• Canadian citizenship

Basic eligibility criteria for community home care nursing

• Health status — requiring acute, chronic or palliative care
• British Columbia residency
• Canadian citizenship

Typical clients

• Elderly people and younger adults with disabilities
• Family caregivers providing 24-hour care for disabled clients

For detailed information on the program, services, eligibility requirements and any applicable fees, call (888) 533-2272 or (250) 388-2273, or contact the nearest

• Regional Health Board
• Community Health Council
• the nearest Community Health Services Society

Look in the telephone directory in the blue pages listings, under "Health Authorities."

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