At Home Program Guide
About this resource
This guide provides detailed information on all aspects of the At Home Program and is intended to assist both parents and health care professionals with understanding how the program works. The At Home Program (AHP) is intended to assist parents or guardians with some of the extraordinary costs of caring for a child with severe disabilities at home. It provides assistance in two main areas: Respite Benefits and Medical Benefits. A child may be eligible for both Respite Benefits and Medical Benefits, or a choice of one benefit.
Details
Resource type
Child Medical, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Respite
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Spina Bifida
Age
0-18
Eligibility
To be eligible for the At Home Program, a child must be:
-0-17 years of age. Please note Medical Benefits will provide benefits up until the last day of the month a youth turns 18 years of age
-A resident of British Columbia and enrolled with the British Columbia Medical Services Plan
-Living at home with a parent or guardian
-Assessed as dependent in at least three of the four activities of daily living (eating, dressing, toileting and washing) by an AHP assessment
-0-17 years of age. Please note Medical Benefits will provide benefits up until the last day of the month a youth turns 18 years of age
-A resident of British Columbia and enrolled with the British Columbia Medical Services Plan
-Living at home with a parent or guardian
-Assessed as dependent in at least three of the four activities of daily living (eating, dressing, toileting and washing) by an AHP assessment
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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