Ontario. Ministry of Health. In-Home Services Branch

• In-Home Services Branch

The In-House Services Branch was established in 1990, assuming some of the services of the Community Services Branch; the transfer of responsibilities was completed in 1991.

The Branch was part of the Community and Support Services Division until 1992, when it became part of the Long-Term Care Division.

Responsibility for Placement Coordination Services was transferred in 1993 to the various regional officies of the Long-Term Care Division. By that time, the In-Home Services Branch was divided into two units, Provincial Programs, and Policy and Planning.

The In-Home Services Branch ceased to exist in 1997, and its responsibilites were assigned to various branches and regional offices of the Long term Care Division.

The In-Home Services Branch managed the Home Care program, which provided health care to eligible individuals in their residence on a visiting basis; the School Health Support Services, which provided in-school health and counselling services to children when treatment outside the school interfered with the child's education; the Integrated Homemaker Program, which provided homemaking assistance to frail elderly and disabled adults; and the Placement Coordination Services, which assisted individuals in need of long-term care in finding suitable accommodation.

As well, the Branch developed operational policies and provided advice on program design, policy development, policy communication and regulations regarding in-home and school health services.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

KWIC Index to Services, 1992-1999.

Government Phone Books, 1990-1999

Not in Canadiana.

Archivist(s):
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