Service Information
Self Directed Respite Funding
Home & Community Support Innovation Centre
Category:
Respite Care (In-Home)
Not open to self-referrals. Referrals must be made by an HSP.
Service Details
Description:
Self-Directed Respite Funding is available to eligible family caregivers who provide ongoing care to a person 18 or older without access to traditional respite care. Family caregivers are able to define what respite means to them and use the funds provided by this program to purchase respite services of their choosing (e.g. friends, neighbours, contracted respite providers, etc.). By determining who and when respite services are provided, caregivers are able to create a respite model suited to their individual needs.
Languages:
English, French
Cost to Client:
There is no cost to clients
Eligibility Criteria
Other Criteria:
Minimum Age:
18 yrs
Criteria:
- Be a caregiver for a person who resides in North Eastern Ontario
- Be a caregiver for a person with a physical disability, chronic health condition, Alzheimer's Disease, or a related dementia which causes a significant dependence on the family caregiver for day-to-day care.
- Have limited access to Ontario Health North funded caregiver support
Other Services Offered by Home & Community Support Innovation Centre
Home & Community Support Innovation Centre provides 1 services in 1 categories
Care Coordination1 service
Care Coordination
1 service
Lhin 13 - North East
This service is referrable only by Health Service Providers