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Community & Home Care
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Chilliwack Seniors' Living Well Resource Guide
and require care following discharge from a hospital, care at home rather than
hospitalization, or care due to a terminal illness. Eligibility is determined by a Home
Health professional. Some services are available to home-bound clients only.
Cost
- Services provided free of charge to eligible Home Health clients include:
case management, occupational and physical therapy, nutrition counselling and
education, and health services for adults with developmental disabilities. Home
care nursing services and caregiver respite services are also free, though there may
be charges to cover the cost of supplies associated with these services. People who
are considered to be palliative by their doctor and who are in the last six months
of life are not charged for home support
services.
Services where charges apply:
• Adult Day Programs
usually charge a nom-
inal daily charge to supplement the cost of
transportation, supplies and meals.