Primary Care Outreach
Registered Nurses and Community Health Workers offer free in-home services for seniors, aged 65 and above. The goal is to help link isolated and vulnerable seniors, who are living at home to access the care and resources required to support wellbeing and to live safely.
Eligibility Criteria
Seniors over 65 years of age with one or more of the following criteria:
- Lives alone or is isolated
- Little support network (friends/family)
- At risk of eviction/financial barriers
- Chronic illness/pain
- Recent visits to Emergency Department
- Readmission to hospital within 30 days of discharge
- Recent change in memory/cognition
- Falls in the last 3 months
- Recent changes in mood/behaviour
- New medical diagnosis within the last 3 months
- Weight loss +10 lbs in less than 2 months
- “No Shows” for medical appointments
- Concerns of general safety and /or abuse
Hours of Operation
Contact information:
Call: 1 (844) 726-5115 to learn more about Primary Care Outreach or request support.
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location
Client’s home, various community locations, and/or 1355 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON
