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Managing Disease or Disability

 

Find information to help manage disease or disability for individuals and health care providers.

  • Assisted Living Registration: Information on health and safety regulations that protect seniors and other assisted living residents   
  • BC HealthGuide: Reliable health information 24 hours every day, with a handbook, website, health files and BC NurseLine 
  • BC NurseLine: Call and speak to a registered nurse available 24-hours or a pharmacist from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. every day, with translation services   
  • BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions: Information and resources for individuals and families coping with mental health and addictions  
  • Chronic Disease Management: Information and tools designed for B.C. health care providers and individuals with chronic disease
  • Patient Information Guides: :Provides doctors and patients with recommendations for medical care to help ensure that patients receive the best quality health care in a cost-effective way.
  • Health Insurance in BC: Information on medical coverage with the Medical Services Plan (MSP) and drug coverage with BC PharmaCare
  • Home and Community Care: Services include home care nursing, home support, rehabilitation, assisted living, residential care, palliative care and hospice care 

Toll-free Information Lines: Contacts for the Health and Seniors’ Information Line and other health-related helplines in BC