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Record 1 2016-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Psychology (General)
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

The Veterans Independence Program... is Veterans Affairs Canada's flagship home and residential care program providing assistance to qualified Veterans, their survivors/primary caregivers and certain civilians... so they can maintain their health, quality of life, dignity and independence in their homes and residences for as long as possible.

Key term(s)
  • primary care giver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
CONT

[Les femmes] occupent la majorité des postes du secteur [des soins de santé] et sont les principales fournisseuses de soins non rémunérées.

OBS

principal fournisseur de soins : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de la garde des enfants et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Meals on Wheels of Winnipeg works closely with other agencies to provide services. Staff work closely with representatives of Home Care, both in the community and in hospitals. We work with Employment and Income Assistance of Manitoba, the Public Trustee of Manitoba, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other similar agencies. Our mission : Nutritious meals delivered by volunteers to those in the community unable to prepare or otherwise obtain them.

Key term(s)
  • Meals on Wheels of Winnipeg, Incorporated
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Meals on Wheels of Winnipeg

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Pharmacology
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Capital assistance is provided to northern communities to build extended care/long-term care(LTC) facilities with populations not exceeding 5, 000. A hospital must be located within town boundaries and no nursing home can exist in the community. The facility can be a free-standing building or an extension of the existing hospital. This facility will enable seniors to live their later years in their home community close to family and friends.

Key term(s)
  • Extended Care Capital Assistance Programme
  • Extended-Care Capital Assistance Programme
  • Extended-Care Capital Assistance Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Pharmacologie
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Ce programme est offert dans les collectivités nordiques comptant moins de 5 000 habitants afin de les aider à construire des établissements de soins prolongés/soins de longue durée (SLD). L'hôpital doit être situé dans les limites de la ville, et la collectivité ne doit bénéficier des services d'aucun foyer de soins infirmiers. L'établissement peut être un immeuble isolé ou l'extension d'un hôpital déjà en place. Cet établissement permettra à des aînés de vivre leurs dernières années dans leur collectivité, près de leur famille et de leurs amis.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

This booklet answers some questions commonly asked about entering a nursing home and applying for financial assistance. It touches on the services offered and explains how the Department of Family and Community Services processes admissions into nursing homes. It does not deal with other residential facilities such as community residences or special care homes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

La brochure répond à certaines questions courantes au sujet de l'admission dans un foyer de soins et de l'obtention d'une aide financière. Elle donne une idée des services offerts et elle explique comment le ministère des Services familiaux et communautaires traite les demandes d'admission dans les foyers de soins. Elle ne traite pas des autres établissements résidentiels tels que les résidences communautaires et les foyers de soins spéciaux.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Quatre omnipraticiens pratiquant en cabinet privé, en unité de médecine familiale et en urgence sont tous engagés dans les soins de maintien à domicile.

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours

Spanish

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