Term: Home Care Program

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

A core program of Manitoba Health: all Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) are required to provide home care services to persons who meet the criteria of the Program's mandate: 1). to provide services to persons assessed as having inadequate informal resources to return home from hospital or to remain in the community; and 2). to assess and place individuals in long-term care facilities if and when home care services cannot maintain them safely and/or economically at home and to provide them with home care services until they are placed.

See the Home Care glossary term for more information.

Related terms 

• Access to Home Care
• Assisted Living
• Block Care
• Care Level
• Case Management
• Client Assessment Data
• Days "Open" to Home Care
• Direct Services
• Family Relief
• Family-managed Care
• Home Care
• Home Care Episodes
• Household Assistance
• Indirect Services
• Interim Housing
• Long Term Care Access Centre
• Manitoba Support Services Payroll (MSSP) Database
• Open Cases
• Palliative Care Program
• Panelled
• Panelling
• Reason for Termination
• Short Term Care at Home
• Support to Seniors Program
• Supportive Housing
• Type of Referral

Links 

• Manitoba Home Care Program Web Site

References 

• Kozyrskyj A, Black C, Chateau D, Steinbach C. Discharge outcomes in seniors hospitalized for more that 30 days. Can J Aging 2005;24(Suppl 1):107-120. [Abstract] (View)
• Martens PJ, Fransoo R, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Black C, Dik N, MacWilliam L, Derksen S, Walld R, Steinbach C, Dahl M. The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparison of Health and Health Care Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Roos NP, Stranc L, Peterson S, Mitchell L, Bogdanovic B, Shapiro E. A Look at Home Care in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Roos NP, Mitchell L, Peterson S, Shapiro E. Perspectives on Home Care Data Requirements. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2001. [Report] (View)