Home Care - COACH Program

AKA: Caring for Older Adults in the Community and at Home Program

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Provides in-home support to frail seniors with complex health needs to help them live at home longer, return home from hospital stays sooner or transition to long term care.

The program is offered jointly by professionals from the Home Care, Primary Care and Geriatric Programs who assist seniors in learning to better manage their health and make decisions that positively impact their quality of care and life.

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Description:	Provides in-home support to frail seniors with complex health needs to help them live at home longer, return home from hospital stays sooner or transition to long term care. The program is offered jointly by professionals from the Home Care, Primary Care and Geriatric Programs who assist seniors in learning to better manage their health and make decisions that positively impact their quality of care and life.
Eligibility:	Older adults who: -Are age 65 years or older -Have complex physical and/or psycho-social needs -Have had a clinical frailty assessment that indicates the need for support (Rockwood Assessment score of 6 or greater) -Are primarily home bound due to cognitive or functional limitations -Are experiencing one or more geriatric syndromes (ex: dementia, falls, incontinence, depression, delirium, immobility, sleep disturbance, etc.) -Have a referral from primary care provider (physician or nurse practitioner) in support of receiving care from the COACH team -Would benefit from care coordination support on an ongoing basis -Are agreeable to receive care from the COACH team -Are living at home or in a Community Care Facility (long-term care residents are not eligible)
Fees:	No fees
How to Access:	Contact a health care provider for a referral to the program
Documents Required:	A referral from their primary care provider (physician or nurse practitioner), Geriatrician, Geriatric Program Nurse Practitioner or a Home Care Coordinator
Language:	English
Website:	https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/coach-program
Coverage Area:	Epekwitk / Prince Edward Island

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Tue: 8am - 4pm
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Thu: 8am - 4pm
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Tue: 8am - 4pm
Wed: 8am - 4pm
Thu: 8am - 4pm
Fri: 8am - 4pm
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Tue: 8am - 4pm
Wed: 8am - 4pm
Thu: 8am - 4pm
Fri: 8am - 4pm
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Mon: 8am - 4pm
Tue: 8am - 4pm
Wed: 8am - 4pm
Thu: 8am - 4pm
Fri: 8am - 4pm
Services are by appointment * Call for information

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