CHEO, on behalf of the Kids Come First Health Team, is responsible for overseeing and delivering pediatric home care services across the Champlain region.
Many families of children and youth, including those with medically complex needs, asked for a more connected system of care. CHEO’s goal is to provide a more seamless and coordinated approach, so that it is easier for children and youth to get the right care, when and where they need it.
Pediatric home and community care services at CHEO
CHEO and partners of the Kids Come First Health Team work together to provide the following pediatric home and community care services:
- Care Coordination
- Nursing: rapid response nursing, shift nursing at home and in school, and visit nursing
- Personal support services
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech-language therapy
- Nutritional counseling
- Medical supplies and equipment (where eligible)
- Information and/or referral to other health and social services in the community.
CHEO also manages the Family Managed Home Care (FMHC) Program, which provides an option for eligible families to receive funding directly to purchase home care services or employ care providers. Find more information about the Family Managed Home Care (FMHC) Program here.
Referrals for pediatric home and community care services
| Who can make referrals for home and community care services and how? |
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Healthcare providers
Patients, families, schools and others
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| What if a physician or other health-care provider is making a referral on behalf of my child or youth? |
| If your child or youth’s family physician, community pediatrician or other health-care provider has already made a referral, one of CHEO’s Care Coordinators from the Department of Integrated Care Delivery will call you when the referral has been received and reviewed for service eligibility. |
| What happens next? |
| The Care Coordinator will work with you to understand what service(s) your child needs and develop a care plan. |
Contact us
If you have any questions or if there are changes to your child’s health information, please contact us:
- Phone: 613-737-7600 ext. 1794
- Email: integratedcaredelivery@cheo.on.ca
- Fax: 613-745-1795
Please note that email should not be used for urgent or sensitive communication. Personal Health Information should not be included in your email.