Resources
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Home Care - Halifax - Elderly
Continuing Care
Toll Free: 1-800-225-7225
Website: www.gov.ns.ca/health/ccs/homecare.asp
Home care provides service to Nova Scotians of all ages who need care in their homes and communities to help them remain as independent as possible, as long as possible. Home care services include home support (such as personal care, respite, and light housekeeping), nursing care (such as dressing changes, catheter care, and intravenous therapy) and home oxygen.
Caregivers Nova Scotia
Phone: (902) 421-7390
Toll Free (within NS): 1-877-488-7390
Web: www.caregiversns.org
Provides information and assistance for family and friends giving care. Their services for caregivers take many forms, including; workshops, informative newsletters, a book and video lending library, telephone caregivers’ assistance and community-based peer support groups. As well as participating in various government task forces and working groups to help influence public policy for the benefit of caregivers.
Central Region Respite Society
Phone: (902) 463-4219
Web: http://centralrespite.nsnet.org/
The Central Region Respite Society is a community based non-profit agency funded by the Department of Community Services. The Society offers individualized support services to any family in our area caring for a family member with special needs living at home.
Home Instead Senior Care
Phone: (902) 429-2273
Web: http://www.homeinstead.com/3008/Pages/HomeInsteadSeniorCare.aspx
Home Instead Senior Care helps connect seniors with home care providers to provide them with the needed assistance so they are able to live independently at home. They provide home care as well as respite and personal care services to seniors in their home, assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Go to their website for more information on their programs and services.
