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- Home Care
- Transportation
- Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI)
- Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (RRAP-D)
- Senior Citizens Assistance Program - SCAP
- Assistive Devices
- Supporting Families and Caregivers
- Abuse of Older Persons
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Home Care
Continuing Care serves people who need ongoing care outside of hospital, either on a long-term or short-term basis.
It is a branch of the Department of Health providing access to home care, long-term care (such as a nursing home or residential care facility), or protection for vulnerable adults.
Home care, home health care and community care are services that help people live at home while maintaining contact with their community. Services include homemaking, meal delivery, personal care, home oxygen concentrator services; and family relief/respite services.
Transportation
There is help for seniors requiring transportation services to appointments and other activities that you can find in your community.
- Dial-a-Ride Nova Scotia A support network of non-profit, community-based transportation systems, located throughout Nova Scotia.
- Access to Travel - Accessible Local Transportation in Canadian Cities - Nova Scotia
- Accessible Parking Zone Permit or Plates Ensures that people with disabilities have a unique entitlement to designated disabled parking throughout Canada.
- Link to Nova Scotia municipalities Specific parking privileges vary depending on the municipality. For information on local bylaws concerning disabled parking privileges contact the municipality.
Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI)
The Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI) program of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation helps homeowners and landlords pay for minor home adaptations to extend the time low-income seniors can live in their own homes independently.
Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (RRAP-D)
If the home requires extensive modifications, such as wider doorways and increased space for wheelchair maneuvering, contact the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for information on the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities.
Senior Citizens Assistance Program - SCAP
The Senior Citizens Assistance Program provides assistance to senior citizens who wish to remain in their own homes but who cannot afford to carry out necessary repairs. Funding is provided by the Province of Nova Scotia.
Assistive Devices
- Seniors and Aging - Assistive Devices Health Canada
- Department of Community Services May be able to help in getting supplementary aid for special assistive devices.
- Canadian Red Cross - Nova Scotia Offers the H.E.L.P. Healthcare Equipment Loan Program and may offer financial aid for purchasing assistive devices.
- H.E.L.P. Healthcare Equipment Loan Program
- Canadian Paraplegic Association Operates an emergency equipment loan program for clients. The service is provided free of charge. The Association has a small inventory of equipment.
Supporting Families and Caregivers
Continuing Care serves people who need ongoing care outside of hospital, either on a long-term or short-term basis.
Abuse of Older Persons
Elder abuse is most often defined as any act that harms a senior or jeopardizes his or her health or welfare. It can take the form of financial, emotional or physical abuse or even neglect. View the following resources to learn more about this serious problem and how to seek help.
- Senior Abuse Awareness and Prevention
- About senior abuse?
- National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
- Information and resources relating to spousal abuse.
Other Information
If you have any questions about health care or other services for seniors, here are three organizations you can contact.
- Seniors Citizens' Secretariat
- Nova Scotia Health Card (MSI)
- Find Your Local Community Services Office contact your local Department of Community Services Regional Office for information about social services