Ontario moves to self-directed funding model for home and community care
Posted May 13, 2015 9:43 am.
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Ontario patients and family caregivers will get more control over the types of home and community care services they can access under a new program that was unveiled on Wednesday.
Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced details of a self-directed funding program for patients needing care at home, which will start with a series of pilot projects to work out details such as how the money will flow.
Government sources say the program will give patients more choice over who provides services in their home and when the services are delivered, with different funding levels depending on needs.
The pilot projects for ‘Bringing Care Home’ will start later this year, and providers will be asked to submit ideas for other home and community care models.
The goal is to give patients and their caregivers more flexibility and control over the care they receive by involving them more in the planning and co-ordination at the start.
Patients will have the option of whether or not to participate in the self-directed funding program, because people with more complex care needs will likely want to let their Community Care Access Centre co-ordinate their care.
