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Huron County
Health Unit
Huron Health Units, 1-800-265-4252 (Free)
Goderich, 524-8301
Brussels, 887-9331
Clinton, 482-3416
Seaforth, 527-1243
Huron County
Home Care
In 1971 theOntario Ministry of Health initiated the
Home Care Program in Huron County. This program
provides professional health care in the home to prevent
hospitalization or to lessen the length of stay in hospital.
The director of the Home Care Program in Huron County is
Mrs. Betty Cardno.
Home Care is funded by the Ontario Ministry of health
but is administered by the Huron County Health Unit.
Individuals who are accepted into the program are
visited by Health Care professionals who provide services
to promote recovery, independence and maintainance of
health.
In order to be eligible for the Home Care Program,
patients must:
•beinsuredunder the Ontario Health Insurance Plan
(OHIP)
•be under the medical supervision of an attending
physician, have a medical condition that allows adequate
treatment at home,
• have needs that cannot be met on an out-patient basis
•be in need of at least one professional service, such as
nursing or therapy;
•have a home where treatment can be given
•have a family who is willing and able to participate in the
program,
•live in the area which Home Care covers
•require professional treatment which is reasonably
expected to result in progress toward goals, the delay or
prevention of lowering the patient’s medical condition or
the delay or prevention of transferring the patient to an
institution.
Home Care works on the basis of a referral from an
attending physician. After referral is given, the individuals
are assessed by a Home Care co-ordinator who will
determine eligibility and what services will be required.
After an individual is accepted into the program, Home
Care Co-ordinators continue to re-assess and update care
plans and change those plans to meet the needs of the
patient.
If an individual is not eligible for the program, Home
Care Co-ordinators will provide assistance in arranging
alternative care.
Home Care is an administrative program which
contracts agencies in the community to provide services to
patients. Home Care contracts nursing services from two
agencies, the Victorian Order of Nurses and Community
Nursing Services and have on staff occupational
therapists, physio therapists and one full time speech
pathologist. The physio and occupational therapists, as
well as going into homes, provide services in nursing
homes and homes for the aged. The program also provides
enterostomal therapy to assist patients with ostomies.
Additional services available, it required, are sick room
equipment, dressing supplies, drugs, transportation,
meals-on-wheels, oxygen, laboratory services and home
making. Homemaking services are purchased from Town
and Country Homemakers.
The main advantage of the Home Care program is that
patients can recover in familiar surroundings in their own
homes.
Another program administered by Home Care is the new
Integrated Homemaker Program which assists the frail
elderly and physically disabled adults in Huron County.
The Integrated Homemaking Program started in May
1986andisfundedby the Ministry of Community and
Social Services but administered by the Ministry of Health.
The program does not require a referral by an attending
physician. There is no professional service required and
anyone can call if they think they may need assistance.
Services provided include meals, light housekeeping,
laundry and basic day to day living needs for those who
need assistance.
A third program which is administered by Home Care is
called the School Health Care Services which started in the
fall of 1984.
This program is funded by the Ministry of Health and
requires a doctor referral.
Services include speech pathology and physio or
occupational therapy or nursing care for children in school
to help with their health needs. The program was
influenced by Bill 82 which states “every child has the right
to an education.’’
Services are provided to all schools in Huron County
during the school year.
A fourth program is the Assistive Device Program which
pays 75 per cent of the cost of selected and prescribed
assistive devices for young people 21 years of age or
younger.
Any questions about the above programs can be
answered by calling 482-3411.
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