NBHC Care Experience
October 05, 2017
The Ontario government is expanding home care supports and services by increasing access to services by an estimated 2.6 million additional hours and developing new patient- and family-friendly supports. Ontario is investing an additional $100 million in 2017-18 in home care supports and services, which will allow home care patients and those who care for them to benefit from approximately:
- 1.5 million additional hours of personal support services;
- 390,000 additional hours of nursing care;
- 110,000 additional hours of therapy, which includes speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy services; and
- 600,000 additional hours of respite services for caregivers.
Additionally, the province will:
- Create self-directed care models to provide eligible clients and caregivers with more control over their care. This includes the establishment of a new personal support services organization;
- Launch a caregiver organization to provide support and resources;
- Introduce a framework for home care assessments and planning based on the level of care needed by an individual, to improve consistency and transparency of available services;
- Provide additional funding for community supports, such as meals on wheels and day programs that support clients and caregivers;
- Invest an additional $18 million in 2017-18 for community supports; and
- Launch a registry that will provide patients and families with information about their personal support workers.
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