Home & Community Care

The First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care (FNIHCC) supports the delivery of basic home care services which are typically offered between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday. These essential services include:

a structured client assessment process;
case management;
home care nursing services;
home support and personal care;
in-home respite care;
established linkages with other professional and social services;
access to specialized medical equipment, supplies and specialized pharmaceuticals;
a system of record keeping and data collection; and
program management and supervision.

Core Staff:

Beverley Madill

Home & Community Care Coordinator

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902-756-2589

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homecare@unsm.org

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Additional Information:

The FNIHCC program is available to all First Nations and Inuit of any age with disabilities, chronic or acute illnesses, and the elderly who:

live in an Inuit / First Nation community, or communities North of 60;
Have undergone a professional assessment of the continuing care service needs, and has been assessed as requiring one-or-more of the essential services; and
who have access to services which can be provided with reasonable safety to the client and caregiver, within established standards, policies and regulations for service practice.