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How to Care: Provincial Home Care Programs
Ontario
Home care/home support services available
- professional services
- nursing
- nutrition counselling
- occupational therapy
- social work
- physiotherapy
- speech-language pathology
Support services
- homemaking for personal support
- drug cards
- medical supplies
- health care equipment
- transportation to and from medical appointments
- in-house laboratory services for blood and specimen collections.
Specialized services
- HIV therapy
- intravenous therapy
- home chemotherapy
- palliative care
Administrative services
- single point entry to all long-term care services — both at home and in facilities
needs assessment
- eligibility determination
- co-ordinated service planning and monitoring
- case management
- placement co-ordination services for nursing homes and homes for the aged
- information and referral to all long-term care services, including volunteer-based community services
Basic eligibility criteria
- Ontario resident insured under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan
- the applicant's needs cannot be met on utpatient basis
- the residential environment is suitable for providing the required care
- a family caregiver or other person is willing and able to participate in the program, as required
Typical clients
- people recovering from acute illness
- people with chronic disease and disabilities
- people in the convalescent, rehabilitative, or terminal stage of disease
For detailed information on the program, services,
eligibility requirements and fees contact
the nearest Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)(www.gov.on.ca/health/english/contact/ccac/ccacloc_dt.html) — 43 in Ontario
Community Care Access Centres
Toll free number: (800) 268-1154
Community resources
Community Resource Guide for Caregivers of Older Adults
A list of community resources for family caregivers in the Ottawa-Carleton region
Ottawa-Carleton Health Department
Tel: (613) 722-2242
The Blue Book: Directory of Community Services in Toronto
Community Information Line, (416) 397-INFO
Community Information Centre of Metro Toronto, Order Desk
(416) 392-4575
Toronto Jewish Seniors Directory
A listing of programs, services and organizations relevant to the health and well-being of Jewish seniors.
B&C List, 131 Bloor Street West, Suite 200/191
Toronto, ON M5S 1R8
Tel: (800) 663-1563
Fax: (800) 665-4995
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