Service Description
is a central intake number for Home Care in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority* provides long term programs (more than 60 days)
* provides short term programs (less than 60 days)
* provides dialysis and ostomy (provincial-basis handled by Winnipeg)
* delivers community intravenous therapy
* provides self and family managed care
* has specialty services such as respiratory, children's and palliative care programs.
home care services include
* personal care
* nursing
* counseling/problem solving
* household assistance
* respite/family relief
* occupation therapy assessment
* physiotherapy assessment
* referral to other agencies
* coordination of internal and external services in the community
* assessment for long term care and specialty services such as the adult day program, companion care program and supportive housing program.
is also available at NorWest Co-op Community Health, ACCESS NorWest Site.
key activities of the program are
* intake
* assessment
* care planning
* service coordination and delivery
* after-hours response
* case management
* referral
* health information
* education and community development