Manitoba's Employment and Income Assistance program through Manitoba Family and Housing Services, among many other services, supplies mobility products, lifts, ramps and other medical equipment to residents of Manitoba. Below I've copied the details of 4 sections Health Services Program. For more information on their services click here. In Manitoba, the Regional Health Authorities (RHA) have operational responsibility for the Home Care Program including planning, delivery and ongoing management of the services. Home Care services may include personal care assistance, home support, health care, family relief, respite care, medical supplies and equipment, and adult day programs. These services are provided by the RHA's, other contracted health care professionals such as the Victorian Order of Nurses, Community Therapy Services and other service providers. The Home Care Program provides a base list of medical supplies and equipment available across the province.
to this list would include electric beds, electric Hoyer lifts and ceiling track systems (up to 12 feet). The Home Care Program is responsible for providing the medical equipment and supplies to individuals who have an open Home Care file. For new medical equipment and supply requests, confirmation of eligibility may be determined by contacting the appropriate RHA. With respect to equipment and supplies, please note the following: Wheelchair requests for EIA participants must include an assessment by an occupational therapist and/or a doctor. approval for wheelchairs that meet the basic needs of the participant. Manitoba Health loans wheelchairs without charge to all eligible Manitobans through the Manitoba Community Wheelchair Program. Manitobans include persons living in the community and does not include persons living in an institution, such as a personal careThe Manitoba Community Wheelchair Program must be the first
source for obtaining wheelchairs for Employment and Income Assistance participants (EIA) who live in the community. Persons residing in personal care homes or other institutions are responsible for obtaining their own wheelchair, unless they have been loaned a wheelchair from the Manitoba Community Wheelchair Program at least six months prior to entering the institution. they meet the latter condition, they may keep the wheelchair and continue to have it serviced by the Program. where the individual is responsible for the cost of a wheelchair and is an EIA participant, the EIA program will provide the wheelchair. These requests must be sent through to SMD to check the EIA volunteer equipment pool for a wheelchair. If there is no suitable wheelchair, SMD will provide EIA with a recommendation of an appropriate supplier. The Society for Manitobans with Disabilities (SMD) is contracted by Manitoba Health to distribute and repair wheelchairs.
provider of the Province's generic wheelchair program, SMD should be utilized as the primary supplier of standard manual and motorized wheelchairs for EIA participants. Wheelchairs can be obtained from: Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0S2 If the cost is greater than $3,000.00, requests for the elevators, lifts and ramps should be referred to the Minister's designate in the Central Office, for an assessment of the participant's home regarding cost and suitability for installation, before a requisitionThe assessment will be considered a major repair. For More Funding Options Visit: Canadian FundingMEDIchair is a Canadian home medical equipment business. With locations across Canada, our store locations are composed of teams of HME experts, health care professionals and top of the line home medical equipment vendors. We will be here to coach you through the process, providing you the knowledge that is needed to make the right mobility decision.
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