Community Care Peterborough

Site: Peterborough Office

Service: Home at Last

Record #: PET0737
Last Modified: 22 Feb 2026
Last Full Update: 20 Feb 2026

Description

Description (Service)

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

Service Details

Hours Referrals and inquiries: Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm
Areas Served 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 Referrals may be made by any member of the client's hospital care team
Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Peterborough
Address & Map
185 Hunter St E
Peterborough, ON
Canada K9H 0H1
 
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Physical Access Fully Accessible; No Elevator(s), office located on the main level

Contact Information

Office Phone 705-872-6850
Fax 1-888-497-3611
E-Mail homeatlast@commcareptbo.org
Website http://www.commcareptbo.org
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommCarePtbo/
YouTube YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CommunityCarePtbo
Primary Contact Paula Rushnell, Manager of Care Navigation; Phone: ext 213; Email: prushnell@commcareptbo.org

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