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A to Z Index

The A to Z Index presents a list of sites that relate to a specific subject. For example, if you were looking for anything to do with 'injuries' you would click on the letter 'I', then click on the subject 'injuries'. This would give you a list of all sites that have been assigned the subject 'injuries'.

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Yukon Territory

Continuing Care
Contact information for the Continuing Care Program. Continuing Care includes long-term residential care and rehabilitation facilities and outreach services, day programs for the frail and elderly, and people with dementia.
Source : Government of Yukon. Department of Health and Social Services.

Contact Information : Office Phone Number: (867) 667-5330

Canada

Alzheimer Care: Assessing a Long Term Care Facility
This Web page offers helpful advice on choosing a long term care facility that's right for your needs.
Source : Alzheimer Society of Canada

Attendant Care Expenses Paid to a Retirement Home
Starting with the 2002 tax year, seniors who are eligible to claim the disability amount and who live in a retirement home can claim attendant care expenses as a medical expense.
Source : Canada Revenue Agency

Benefits for Primary Caregivers
Primary caregivers of all veterans who were receiving housekeeping and/or grounds maintenance services under the VIP program before they passed away or were admitted to a long-term care facility may now be eligible to continue to receive these services for life. Primary caregivers include eligible spouses, common-law partners and others.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada

Contact Information : Toll-Free Number: 1-866-522-2122

E-Mail :  information@vac-acc.gc.ca

Stand By Me
This publication highlights what residents, staff, families and others feel should be done to ensure that abuse and neglect are stopped and prevented in long-term care settings.
Source : Health Canada. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV)

When a Home is Not a Home
This publication summarizes primarily the perceptions of LTC residents from across Canada as to what they feel constitutes abuse and neglect. The purpose of this publication is to provide some understanding of the factors and dynamics that residents feel underlie abuse and neglect situations.
Source : Health Canada.

Last Modified: 2006-03-01

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