Family-Managed Home Care

Are you looking for a way to manage your Home Care Services? You may be eligible for the Family-Managed Home Care Program. See below….

From the Home and Community Care Support Services website

https://healthcareathome.ca/home-care/family-managed-home-care/

Through the Family-Managed Home Care program, eligible patients or their substitute decision-makers, receive funding to purchase home care services or employ care providers. This offers greater flexibility and choice as those approved for Family-Managed Home Care choose their provider, determine how and when the care plan is delivered and handle all related administrative tasks including managing providers, funding and reporting requirements.

Patients must first have an assessment completed to determine their needs, meet the general and specific eligibility requirements for traditional home care and have a plan of service developed by Home and Community Care Support Services.

Family-Managed Home Care is designed for eligible patients in the following groups:

• Children with complex medical needs

• Adults with acquired brain injuries

• Eligible home-schooled children

• Patients in extraordinary circumstances, as assessed by Home and Community Care Support Services

To be considered for the extraordinary circumstances group, a patient needs to meet the general eligibility criteria for the program and have stable care needs that cannot be met through traditional care services. When making a decision on if a patient’s situation is an extraordinary circumstance, all of the following factors are considered:

• The nature, frequency and intensity of care required

• Unique scheduling issues

• Language or communication barriers

• Cultural considerations

• Lack of Home and Community Care Support Services contracted service providers

• Rural or remote location of care

Substitute decision-makers are also assessed to determine whether they meet the eligibility requirements to take on the required responsibilities under the program, including managing and coordinating the patient’s care employment requirements, providers, as well as managing and reporting on funding to Home and Community Care Support Services.

Home and Community Care Support Services patients or their substitute decision-makers can speak to their care coordinator for more information about Family-Managed Home Care.

Home Care

https://healthcareathome.ca/home-care/

Many people are not aware of the options available to them when their health care needs or circumstances change, and it becomes difficult to manage on their own. Home and Community Care Support Services understands the importance of helping patients, their families and caregivers in every community across Ontario to overcome such challenges and maintain independent living.

If you require health care or personal support in your home, whether you need assistance getting back on track after a hospital stay, illness or injury, or if you have complex or chronic health conditions, we can get you the care you need, when you need it. Our care coordinators work with you to determine the right care and health supports, develop an individualized plan for care based on your needs and goals of care and help make a meaningful difference to your well-being.

This can include ensuring you receive necessary services such as:

• Care coordination

• Nursing

• Physiotherapy

• Occupational therapy

• Nutritional counseling

• Speech therapy

• Social work

• Personal support

• Medical supplies and equipment

Together, we determine what type and level of service(s) are appropriate to meet your needs. Our team of dedicated nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and other care professionals help people heal at home and live in their homes longer. We will also connect you with support services and resources available in your community, in order to assist with your care which could include but is not limited to meal delivery and transportation services.

Anyone can refer a patient to Home and Community Care Support Services – you, a family member, a caregiver, a friend, your physician or another health care professional.