- Description
Helps hospital patients successfully make the transition from hospital to home. Provides a Personal Support Worker to help clients "settle in" the day they are discharged from hospital. Services may include:
- accompanying/driving a client home from hospital
- picking up medications, medical equipment and/or groceries
- making a small meal and doing light housekeeping
- conducting a safety assessment
- providing personal care
Operates as a partnership between Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Ontario Health atHome (formally Home and Community Care Support Services Central East), and Community Care Peterborough
- Eligibility
- Adults who are frail or have special needs and may benefit from additional support settling in at home upon discharge from hospital
18 year(s) and up;
- Application Process
- Referrals may be made by any member of the client's hospital care team
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Office
- 705-872-6850
- Fax
- 1-888-497-3611
- Web Site
- https://www.commcareptbo.org
- [email protected]
- Languages
- English
- Contact
- Paula Rushnell, Manager of Care Navigation
Phone: Ext 213 - Director of Operations
- Catherine Pink
- Fees
- None
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- Community Connection, 211 Central East Region Contact Centre
- Last Updated On
- March 18, 2026
- Last Verified On
- February 20, 2026
- Address
- 185 Hunter St E
Peterborough, ON, K9H 0H1
Cross street: Hunter St E and Armour Rd;
Open in Google Maps - Accessibility
- Fully Accessible; No Elevator(s), office located on the main level
- Hours of Operation
- Referrals and inquiries: Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pmMon9:00 am to 4:00 pmTue9:00 am to 4:00 pmWed9:00 am to 4:00 pmThu9:00 am to 4:00 pmFri9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Service Area(s)
- Peterborough
