Hospice Care in Ontario
Palliative Care or Hospice Care provides services at home or in a home-like setting to persons with life-threatening and terminal illnesses and their families. The aim is to help people live as comfortably and as fully as possible. The focus is on caring, not curing and on life, not death.
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Tips on How to Apply for Placement in a Long-Term Care in Ontario
Long-term care facilities can only be accessed through a Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). The CCAC determines eligibility for placement, however each facility retains the right to approve applications based on their ability to meet the care needs of the individual. Generally, eligibility for placement is approved when community based services such as In-Home Health / Community Support Services or retirement residences are no longer able to meet your needs. You will be notified in writing by the facility if your application for admission is accepted or not.
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Assisted Living in British Columbia
Assisted Living Residences provide accommodation and varying levels of care and supportive services in a home-like, residential setting. Services typically include meals, social and recreational programs, 24-hour emergency response, laundry and housekeeping services, supervision or administration of medications and varying degrees of assistance with the activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and routines.
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Tips on Choosing Long-Term Care in Alberta
Admission to the continuing care system in Alberta, which includes long term care centres, is based on a functional assessment of the individual's need, using the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). The Single Point of Entry (SPE) process, which is currently in use, was developed to provide a single point of access to individuals seeking facility or community-based long-term care...
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