Community Program

You don't have to be at Casey House to access the care of our practitioners. We work in a variety of community settings, to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS receive our services, which are offered in collaboration with our community partners. 

CCAC Services: Clients living with HIV in the community can access Casey House nursing services through the Toronto and Scarborough CCAC if medical treatment, monitoring, and education are required. CCAC clients receiving care by Casey House nurses also have access to all the services offered through Home Hospice Program.

Home Hospice Program: The Home Hospice Program provides a wide range of services for clients living in the community. People choose Casey House's in-home care for a number of reasons. Many people use our Home Hospice for supportive care, to help while they get used to new medications. Some, who are managing new or chronic symptoms, don't need the intensive care the Residential Program can provide, while others simply want to stay in the familiar surroundings of their own homes. There are those who use Home Hospice while they wait for a space in the Residential Program. As people live longer with HIV/AIDS, many clients are moving between the Residential Program and Home Hospice program, as their care needs change.

Home Hospice services include: care co-ordination and education by a registered nurse with expertise in HIV, counselling and practical support from experienced social workers, access to Recreational Therapy and Complementary Therapy, enhanced nursing and personal support hours (above what is currently provided through the CCAC), and access to the 24-hour on-call nurse for phone consultation for Casey House clients. The Community Program staff work in collaboration with other care providers, hospitals and organizations to provide the best care possible for our clients.

Outreach Programs:

Healthy Voices Clinic: Casey House reaches out to women living with HIV through our collaboration with Voices of Positive Women. Casey House provides nursing care, HIV expertise, and referral through our Healthy Voices Clinic, held twice monthly at Voices of Positive Women.

Sherbourne Health Bus: Casey House is also reaching out to the homeless and under-housed HIV positive population, with a Casey House nurse on-board the Sherbourne Health Bus every week, providing HIV nursing care to people who may not access it otherwise.

Child Care Program: Casey House Foundation raises money for the Child Care Program. Through this funding, AIDS service organizations can access child care funding for women with children under the age of 16 years of age. This enables mothers to take care of their health care needs, by attending medical appointments or workshops related to HIV, or obtaining respite care or hospitalization.