Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services

Home and Long-term Care

Department

Department of Indigenous Services

Program code

BYP02 (INDSC)

Core responsibility

Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination

In Departmental Plans

2023-24 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Home and Long-Term Care Program provides funding to support home and community health care services to First Nations and Inuit, as well as assisted living social supports for individuals who are ordinarily resident on reserve. Through this program, communities receive resources to deliver a continuum of care that enables individuals to remain safely at home and maintain their independence for as long as possible.

First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care funding focuses on priority health services such as client assessments, care coordination and case management, nursing care, personal care, palliative care, home supports, in-home respite, and referrals to other health and social services. In addition, funding supports data collection and a range of supportive services, including rehabilitation therapies, in-home palliative care, adult day programs, meal services and mental health care.

Beyond direct client care, funding allocations prioritize program governance and quality. This includes support for the management of health records and data, and health services planning grounded in culturally-adapted quality improvement and recognized health service standards. Clinical supervision and supports for health professionals are also funded to ensure effective and culturally-appropriate care.

Assisted Living funding is provided to support complementary social support services for low-income individuals ordinarily resident on reserve and in the Yukon, including seniors, persons with disabilities and individuals living with chronic health issues or activity limitations. The three main components include: in-home care, adult foster care and institutional care for those needing personal 24-hour care. The delivery of these services along a continuum of care can enable communities to better manage services and supports effective service provision and efficiency.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2023-24. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.