The Bur-Del Co-Operative

Services

The types of services you can access under a home care package include, but are not limited to:

• Personal services: assistance with personal activities such as bathing, showering, toileting, dressing and undressing, mobility and communication.
• Nutrition, hydration, meal preparation and diet: assistance with preparing meals, including special diets for health, religious, cultural or other reasons; assistance with using eating utensils and assistance with feeding.
• Continence management: assistance in using continence aids and appliances such as disposable pads and absorbent aids, commode chairs, bedpans and urinals, catheter and urinary drainage appliances, and enemas.
• Mobility and dexterity: providing crutches, quadruped walkers, walking frames, walking sticks, mechanical devices for lifting, bed rails, slide sheets, sheepskins, tri-pillows, pressure-relieving mattresses and assistance with the use of these aids.
• Nursing, allied health and other clinical services: speech therapy, podiatry, occupational or physiotherapy services, hearing and vision services. Home care level 1 and 2 packages are not intended to provide comprehensive clinical or health services. Home care level 3 and 4 packages have a greater emphasis on delivering complex care in the home, including more clinical care where needed.
• Transport and personal assistance: assistance with shopping, visiting health practitioners and attending social activities.
• Management of skin integrity: assistance with bandages, dressings and skin emollients.

A home care package may also be used to support the use of:

• telehealth: video conferencing and digital technology (including remote monitoring) to increase access to timely and appropriate care
• assistive technology: such as aids and equipment (particularly those that assist a person to perform daily living tasks), as well as devices that assist mobility, communication and personal safety
• aids and equipment: some aids and equipment that are directly associated with your care needs can be purchased using funds from your package budget. Read more about aids and equipment.