Home Care
The Home Care program was established in 1974 to help people live at home, remaining independent for as long as possible, thereby avoiding or delaying the need for individuals to go into long term care facilities.
The mandate of the program is to provide effective, reliable and responsive community health care services to support independent living, develop appropriate care options with clients and/or family and facilitate admission into long term care facilities when living in the community is no longer possible.
Key activities of the program are:
- Intake and assessment
- Care planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Service coordination and delivery
- Case management
- Health education
- Referrals to other programs/agencies
- Community development
Who is eligible for a Home Care Assessment?
Individuals who are:
- A Manitoba resident
- Registered with Manitoba Health
And require:
- Health services or assistance with activities of daily living,
- Service to remain safely in their home, and
- More assistance than available from existing supports and community resources.
What Home Care programs and services are offered in Winnipeg?
Home Care services may be provided short term (less than 60 days) or long term (more than 60 days). All services have eligibility criteria.
Individuals eligible for a Home Care assessment may be assessed for eligibility of services. Service eligibility is based on assessed need and review of available resources (both informal and formal). If eligible, services may include:
- Adult Day Program
- Health Education
- Household maintenance
- Meal assistance
- Medication Assistance
- Nursing Care
- Personal Care and Hygiene
- Personal Laundry
- Respite
Specialty Programs include:
- Children's
- Community Intravenous Therapy
- Community Stroke Care Service
- Health Coordination
- Palliative Care
- Priority Home Services
- Respiratory
- Self and Family Managed Care
For more information
Call the Home Care Intake Line at 204-788-8330, or fax your request for information to 204-940-2227.