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and may be subject to acharge. Client costs arebased on client/spousalincome and calculatedas a per-day-of-serviceHome Support rate.Some clients with highcharges may choose topurchase home supportcare privately as it can cost less than payingthe assessed Home Support rate. Low-incomeclients will pay a small amount or nothing. Ifa client has a temporary situation which posesa serious financial hardship, Fraser Healthhas a process whereby a client (with their casemanager’s help) can apply to be considered fora temporary rate reduction.8 HOME IS BEST
If you need to visit the hospitalIf you feel you need to visit the EmergencyDepartment, you may meet with a Home Healthteam member called a Quick Response CaseManager. His or her job is to help you to returnhome with the supports you need, after thedoctor has seen you and determined that you willrecover from your illness more safely at home. TheQuick Response Case Manager will check in onyou over the next two weeks to make sure yourhealth is improving and will connect you withother members of the Home Health team such ascommunity health workers or physiotherapists ifyou need them.But sometimes you cannot avoid being admittedto hospital for treatment. When you are admitted,the health care team will work with you and yourfamily to begin planning for your discharge. Theywill be checking your progress every day and willprovide an estimated date of discharge.We know that the longer a senior stays in a hospitalbed, the more likely it is that he or she may:• lose the ability to walk as well as before• fall in the unfamiliar setting• lose the ability to think as well as beforeHOME IS BEST 9
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