How to Care: At-Home Care/Home Support/Respite Care

How to Care: Provincial Home Care Programs
Yukon Territories

Home care/home support services available

Professional services

Social work

Nursing

Occupational therapy

Physiotherapy

Home support

Personal care

Home management

Meals

Assessment for home adaptation

Respite care for caregivers

Palliative care

Note: The complete range of services is available only in Whitehorse. Outside of Whitehorse, home support is the main component of the program. The availability of social work and nursing support varies, depending on the work demands of the regional professional stationed in each community.

Administrative services

Needs assessment

Counselling

Advocacy

Placement

Referral services

Basic eligibility criteria

Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, of any age, who are permanent resident of the Yukon

Typical clients

People recovering from acute illness

People with chronic illness, disability, terminal illness

Frail and elderly people

For detailed information on the Yukon Home Care Program, services, eligibility requirements and fees, call Local Health Centre Home Care Admin Assistant Wendy Sheppard at (867) 667-5774. Or go online (http://199.247.156.231/ssframe.html), and click on "Home Care". To find the appropriate contact, go to http://www.gov.yk.ca/phone/.