Outreach Home Support

Outreach Home Support is a light housekeeping service that clients may access on a weekly or monthly basis. This services costs $18 per hour and includes:

Kitchen: wipe counters, wash dishes, take out garbage, sweep and mop floors, wash inside of window above sink
Bathroom: clean sinks, tubs, inside/outside toilets, mirrors, mop floor and take out garbage
Living room/dining room: vacuum, dust, polish, tidy
Bedrooms: vacuum, dust, change/make beds, tidy
Wipe fridge, stove and microwaves
Spot clean walls
Laundry (in-home or laundromat), ironing
Errands (i.e. grocery shopping)
Meal preparation
Respite for caregivers
Family relief: temporary support to families in crisis (i.e. family illness, death in family, other emergency situations)

Subsidy Guidelines (July 2012 to June 2013):

OHS for Calmar, Devon, Thorsby and Warburg (OHS service costs $18 per hour)

Annual Income	ADULT with disability or inability to complete household tasks	SENIOR with disability or inability to complete household tasks
Single: above $36,900 Couple: above $40,800*	No subsidy	No subsidy
Single: $20,701* to $36,900 Couple: $32,601* to $40,800*	$9/hour subsidy	$9/hour subsidy
Single: under $20,700* Couple: under $32,600*	Full subsidy ($18/hour) for a maximum of 5.5 hours per month. Regular subsidy ($9/hour) for additional hours to a maximum of 12 hours per month.	Client must apply for subsidy from the Government of Alberta. Clients who receive SNA subsidy can access Leduc County regular subsidy ($9/hour) for additional hours to a maximum of 12 hours per month.

OHS for Leduc County and Parkland County (OHS service costs $20 per hour)

Annual Income	ADULT with disability or inability to complete household tasks	SENIOR with disability or inability to complete household tasks
Single: above $36,900 Couple: above $40,800*	No subsidy	No subsidy
Single: $20,701* to $36,900 Couple: $32,601* to $40,800*	$11/hour subsidy	$11/hour subsidy
Single: under $20,700* Couple: under $32,600	$20/hour subsidy (OHS) for a maximum of 5 hours per month. Regular subsidy ($11/hour) for additional hours to a maximum of 12 hours per month.	Client must apply for subsidy from the Government of Alberta. Clients who received SNA subsidy can access Leduc County regular subsidy ($11/hour) for additional hours to maximum of 12 hours per month.

*These amounts will change annually to match thresholds set by the Government of Alberta's Special Needs Assistance for Seniors subsidy program, which are reviewed and adjusted each July.