Home Health and Community Care Intake - Island Health
Condition Specific Support, End of Life Care / Palliative Care, Healthcare Providers, Home Health Care, and Seniors Services
Provided by Island Health
- Acquired Brain Injury Program - Island-wide community based program providing services to assist in regaining, improving or maintaining function and/or independence of adults with acquired brain injuries
- Adult Day Program - Provides an outing and socialization for you and gives caregivers a break
- Assessment for Assisted Living & Long-Term Care - For seniors and people with various disabilities who need a safe and appropriate environment to live
- Case Management for Home Care
- Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) - A self-managed care option for home support services where funds are provided to eligible clients to purchase and manage their own home support services.
- Community Bathing Programs - If bathing at home is difficult, various facilities can provide bathing assistance in special bathtubs with help from trained staff
- Community Nutrition
- Community Virtual Care (aka Home Health Monitoring)- A free service to support people living with a range of medical conditions who are immune-compromised, the elderly and the frail. This includes the Chromic Disease Management Program, Acute Illness Support (incl. Influenza, COVID-19, RSV), Virtual Supportive Care and the Caregiver Support Program.
- Hospice Palliative & End-of-Life Care - A range of services for dying people of all ages, including children and their families
- In-Home Support Worker Services - Care provided in the home by Community Health Workers as directed by a home care clinician
- Nursing Services
- Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
- Respite Care - Provide caregivers much-needed breaks to join in community activities, rest and renew their energy
- Respiratory Therapy In Community
- Social Work
Please locate which region you belong to below, and call the associated phone number.
Central Island: Serves all communities from Mill Bay to Deep Bay, including Gabriola Island, and from Parksville on the east coast to beyond Tofino/Ucluelet on the west coast.
North Island: Serves all communities north of Deep Bay including the Mt. Waddington Regional District and the mainland area adjacent to it.
250-388-2273 (South Island)
Toll Free: 1-888-533-2273
Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...
250-739-5749 (Central Island)
Toll Free: 1-877-734-4101
250-331-8570 (North Island)
Toll Free: 1-866-928-4988
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Brochures and Info
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Island Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Gabriola Island Nursing Office - Home Care Nurses
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Services
- Respiratory Therapy in Community (RTic)
Availability
Service area: Island Health Area
Service Types Provided
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Home Health Services
- Assessment for Facility Placement
- Case Management
- Palliative Care
- Remote Health Monitoring
- Respite Care
- Wound care at home
- Personal Care: Bathing
- Nursing: Feeding Tube Management and Postoperative Care
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Home Health Services
- Adult Day Services
Ways to Access
- Delivery of goods
- Provided at home
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.