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Yukon Home Care Program
The Yukon Home Care Program assists people to
maintain their independence while living at home. The
Home Care Team is made up of social workers, nurses,
home support workers, physiotherapists and occupational
therapists. Services are based on assessed needs and are
free of charge. Available services include:
• Assistance with bathing and dressing, light
housework and meal preparation;
• Home adaptations to increase safety and
accessibility;
• Chronic disease management support and health
promotion and prevention support
• Assistance with wound care or other medical
treatments;
• Prescription exercise programs, braces and mobility
equipment;
• Counseling, advocacy and assisting with referrals to
appropriate community programs and support;
• Respite care for caregivers;
• Palliative care
For further information please contact the Whitehorse
Home Care Office at 667-5774. Home Care offices are
in all Yukon communities. Please contact the
Whitehorse Office for the number in your community.
Palliative Care Program
Palliative care is an approach to care offered to a person
affected by a life-threatening illness. Its goal is much
more than comfort in dying; palliative care is about
living, through detailed attention to control of pain and
other symptoms, supporting emotional, spiritual and
cultural needs and maximizing functional status.
Palliative care is not a physical location but a philosophy
of care at the end-of-life.
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