Overview
What is Home and Community Care?
- Home and Community Care are services to people that are provided
mainly in the home.
- Home and Community Care services are provided to people based
on needs identified through a client assessment.
- The belief of care is to help people keep their independence
in their own home and allow them to be close to their loved ones
as long as possible.
- Services should be provided in a holistic manner that looks
at the person's physical, social, spiritual and emotional need
because each person is different and unique.
- Home and Community Care will support and improve the care
provided by the family and community but should not replace it.
What services are part of Home and Community Care?
The services that make up home and community care are:
Client Assessment
This is carried out by:
- talking with you and your family;
- talking with your doctor and other people who have cared for
you;
- reviewing your health history; and
- a physical check-up.
The information gathered from these talks is written down and
used to plan your care and the services you need. This plan will
be discussed with you.
Case Management
This is the next step after your assessment to make sure that
the plan for your care is right and is provided by the right care
giver at the right time.
Home Care Nursing
This is:
- nursing care that is provided in your home or community setting;
- teaching you and your family to help you care for yourself;
and
- supervising the workers who provide you with the personal care.
Personal Care
Help with activities like bathing, foot care, helping you get
dressed.
Home Support
Help with light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation.
In-Home Respite Services
Caring for you when it is not safe for you to be left alone while
your family, who usually cares for you, has a rest.
Who benefits from home and community care services?
Persons of any age who have an assessed need who:
- have been discharged from hospital;
- have an illness or disease needing follow up care;
- are unable to live alone while waiting for care in a long term
care facility;
- have a disability requiring assistance to live on their own;
- need nursing care in the home; and
- choose to live at home instead of in a long term care facility
as long as it is safe, affordable and services are available.
Others who may benefit from Home and Community Care are:
- family and friends who need support to continue to care for
people in the home.
How are people referred?
You may refer yourself or you may be referred by others, such
as family members, friends, your doctor, neighbours, or hospitals.
Who provides these services?
Home and Community Care services are provided mainly by registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified home health aides/personal
care workers at the community level. Home health aides/personal
care workers should be supported and supervised by registered nurses.
Planning Resource Kit
Greetings
Overview
Glossary
Handbook
1 - Getting Started
Handbook
2 - Community Needs Assessment
Handbook
3a - Service Delivery Plan
Handbook
3b - Capital Plan
Handbook
3c - Training Plan
Handbook
4 - Preparation Activites
Handbook
5 - Program Service Delivery
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