Community Care Peterborough

Site: Peterborough Office

Service: Home at Last

Record #: PET0737
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2024
Last Full Update: 15 May 2023

Description

Description (Service)

Helps hospital patients successfully make the transition from hospital to home. Provides a Personal Support Worker to help clients "settle in" the day they are discharged from hospital. Services may include:

  • accompanying/driving a client home from hospital
  • picking up medications, medical equipment and/or groceries
  • making a small meal and doing light housekeeping
  • conducting a safety assessment
  • providing personal care

Operates as a partnership between Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Ontario Health atHome (formally Home and Community Care Support Services Central East), and Community Care Peterborough

Service Details

Hours Referrals and inquiries: Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm
Service: Mon-Fri by appointment
Areas Served Peterborough (County of)
Eligibility Adults who are frail or have special needs and may benefit from additional support settling in at home upon discharge from hospital 
 
18 year(s) and up;
Application Referrals may be made by any member of the client's care team.
Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Peterborough
Address & Map
185 Hunter St E
Peterborough, ON
Canada K9H 0H1
Physical Access Fully Accessible; Elevators, unknown

Contact Information

Office Phone 705-872-6850
Fax 1-888-497-3611
E-Mail homeatlast@commcareptbo.org
Website www.commcareptbo.org
Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommCarePtbo/ 
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CommCarePtbo 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CommunityCarePtbo
Primary Contact Paula Rushnell, Care Navigator; Phone: ext 213; Email: pss@commcareptbo.org
Alternate Contact Aja Bax, Manager of Care Navigation; Phone: 705-775-3083 ext 213; Email: abax@commcareptbo.org

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