Hospital to Home Advocating for Clients Health & Economic Needs
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Hospital to HomeAdvocating for Clients
Health & Economic NeedsJoan Park RN MHSc
President, National Case Management Network of CanadaCase Manager, St. Michael’s Hospital
National Case Management Network of Canada 2006
Non-profit federally incorporated
Mandateadvance excellence and professionalism among providers of Case Management
15 sectors
Standards of Practice 2009
CanMEDS Case Management Roles Framework 2012
Case Management is a collaborative, client-driven process for the provision of quality health
and support services through the effective and efficient use of resources
supports the clients achievement of safe, realistic and reasonable goals within a complex health, social and fiscal environment
Canadian Standards of Practice for Case Management 2009
Principles Case Management:
Supports clients rightsIs purposefulIs collaborativeSupports accountabilityStrives for cultural competence
Canadian Standards of Practice for Case Management 2009
CanMEDS Roles Framework Case Management
Communicator
Collaborator
Navigator
Manager
Advocate
Professional
Navigator Definition
Case managers work with clients and their health and social networks to identify and address barriers to holistic care (Draft Dec 2011)
Navigator Key Competencies
Case Managers are able to:Connect clients to services, ensuring that clients are treated respectfully; Follow clients through services that they are not naturally ‘eligible’ for and through a journey where they need to connect with two or more systems of care (e.g. health and cultural; or health and economic)
Advocate Definition
Case Managers, in partnership with their clients, responsibly use their expertise and influence to advance the health and well being of individual clients, communities and populations (Draft Dec 2011)
Advocate Key Competencies
Case Managers are able to:Identify health, social, occupational, environmental, and economic needs;Identify barriers to access and gaps in service;Recognize and balance competing interests between communities served and other populations;Within the boundaries of their role, work toward needed changes in policies, structures, procedures, organizational culture, or resource distribution that would correct barriers to access and gaps in service.
Hospital to HomeHealth and Economic Needs Food
Housing
Health Care
Funding Options OHIP
Community Care Access Centres
Community Support Agencies
Ontario Works
Ontario Disability Support Program
Interim Federal Health
First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health
Private Insurance
Private Health Care Providers
Long Term Disability
Church Community
Ethnic Community
Charity
OHIP Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Wide range of medically necessary services
Most Ontario health benefits are covered across Canada
Ontario Drug Benefit If you are a senior
On the first day of the month after turning 65 y o, take your prescription and health card to your pharmacy. Tell the pharmacist that you are now eligible for the ODB program. Depending on income, you might be able to pay a lower payment per prescription through the Seniors Co-Payment Program
If drugs costs are high relative to your incomeTrillium Drug Program
If you live in a Long-Term Care home or a Home for Special Care, or you are enrolled in the Home Care system: Talk to Community Care Access Centres
If you receive social assistanceTalk to Ministry of Community and Social Services
Community Care Access Centres Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Help define needs and situation
Help determine eligibility for government funded home care services
Help locates providers
Help apply for care
Provide information on available financial subsidies
Community Support Services Community Support Services are either non-profit corporations or private
companies
Help to maintain safety and independence while living at home
Services are delivered either in home or in different locations around the community
Security checks, transportation, meal services, caregiver respite, home help, supportive housing
Ontario Works Ministry of Community and Social Services
Need money right away to help pay for food and shelter, and be willing to take part in activities that will help you find a job
Financial assistanceto help cover the costs of basic needs (e.g. food) and housing costs
Employment assistanceto help prepare for and find a job
Additional health benefits for self and family
Ontario Works Additional Health Benefits Prescription Drug and dental coverage
Vision Care – glasses/exams
Diabetic or surgical supplies and dressings
Travel and Transportation for Medical Purposes
Assistive Devices – remaining 25%Cost of assessment for AD
Ontario WorksAdditional Employment Benefits Employment Assistance Activities Expenses
Child care costs
FTE Benefitclothing or uniforms safety shoes or work boots tools and special equipment transportation licensing or professional fees
Extended Employment Health Benefit
Ontario WorksOther Benefits Transition Child Benefit
Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefityou are moving to a permanent residence you are leaving an institution you are behind with your rent payment and are either being evicted or have been evicted, or you are behind with your utility or heating payment and it has been or will be disconnected
Guide Dog Benefit
Ontario Disability Support Program Ministry of Community and Social Services
Income Supporthelps people with disabilities who are in financial need pay for living expenses, like food and housing
Employment Supportshelps people with disabilities who can and want to work prepare for and find a job.
Assistive Devices Program Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
75% funding to residents who have long-term physical disabilities and to provide access to personalized assistive devices appropriate for the individual’s basic needs
prostheses; wheelchairs/mobility aids and specialized seating systems; enteral feeding supplies; monitors and test strips for insulin-dependent diabetics; insulin pumps and supplies for children; hearing aids; respiratory equipment; orthoses; visual and communication aids; oxygen and oxygen delivery equipment
Grants are provided for ostomy supplies, breast prostheses and for needles and syringes for insulin-dependent seniors
Interim Federal Health Program Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Temporary health insurance to refugees, protected persons and refugee claimants, as well as to their dependants, in Canada who are not yet covered by a provincial or territorial health insurance plan
First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health Health Canada
Non-Insured Health BenefitsLimited range of medically necessary health-related goods and services to which these individuals are not entitled through other plans and programDrugs, dental care, vision care, medical supplies, equipment, short term crisis intervention mental health counselling, and medical transportation
Veterans Affairs Canada Programs
Professional CounsellingDisabilityFamily SupportHealth BenefitsRehabilitation Treatment BenefitsIndependence
Summary Case Managers advocate for the health, social, occupational, environmental,
and economic needs of clients
A miscellany of public and private options exist to meet these needs
One size does not fit all
Case Managers navigate clients through 2 systems – health and economic
GOAL to exhaust public funding options prior to private funding options prior to considering “treatment loan” in order to maximize opportunity for interest recovery at settlement