What Services are provided?

• Manages the patient's pain and symptoms • Assists the patient with the emotional and psychosocial and spiritual aspects of dying • Provides needed drugs, medical supplies, and equipment • Coaches the family on how to care for the patient • Delivers special services like speech and physical therapy when needed • Makes short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, or the caregiver needs respite time • Provides bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends Top of the page  more

The EAP offers face-to-face, short-term, counseling to address a broad range of difficulties. The EAP counselors use an approach called solution-focused therapy. Unlike more traditional therapy approaches which seek primarily to help clients achieve insight, solution-focused therapy assists the client to develop the strategies and skills to successfully address the problem themselves. Using this supportive approach, clients are encouraged to take the steps necessary to effectively resolve their difficulty. There is no set limit on the number of sessions provided through the EAP. Most problems are addressed in just a few sessions over a couple of months. However, some types of problems are not appropriately treated by short-term therapy and are referred to appropriate community providers. Over 80% of all cases are handled within the EAP with no referrals made to outside providers. The EAP also functions as the gateway to access the behavioral healthcare services offered under the ...  more

Services and care are provided in a way that promotes maximum independence and dignity for residents. Personal care services such as assistance with bathing, dressing and medication reminders are available in the privacy of one's own suite. Assistance is given in response to each resident's individual needs in order to improve quality of life. For more detailed information on the types of care and services please visit our Assisted Living Care page.  more

Residents are provided with support services that include: • 24-hour health care • employment services • community integration • psychological and social services • speech and communication screens and training • recreational therapy  more

• Manages the patient's pain and symptoms. • Assists the patient with the emotional, social and spiritual aspects of dying. • Provides needed drugs, medical supplies, and equipment related to the hospice diagnosis. • Supports the family on how to care for the patient. • Delivers special services like speech, physical and music therapy. • Makes short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home or when caregivers need respite time. • Provides bereavement care and counseling to family and friends. What is Grief? Grief is a normal response to loss that can turn a person's world upside down. Emotions, thought processes, behaviors, and physical well-being are all impacted by grief. Most people who suffer a loss experience one or more of the following: • Anger • Guilt • Anxiety • Depression • Fatigue • Confusion • Inability to concentrate • Change in appetite • Sleep disturbances • Physical complaints • Sudden mood swings • Lack of energy Grief ...  more

The OC Testing Center offers a variety of services to students and to the community including administering exams that satisfy the Texas Success Initiative requirements, such as COMPASS and THEA; GED; CLEP; SAT; ACT; DSST; allied health admissions tests; career and interest inventories; make-up exams for OC courses and proctored exams for correspondence, internet and VCT classes.

Battery Boost If your vehicle will not start, a battery boost will be provided at no charge in an attempt to start the vehicle. Tire Service If your vehicle's tire is flat, we will send a service provider to replace the flat at no extra charge. If the vehicle's spare tire is inflated and serviceable, it will be installed to replace a flat tire. Fuel Delivery If your vehicle runs out of gas, a free limited supply of fuel will be delivered so you can reach the nearest open service station. Lockout Service If the keys are lost or locked inside the vehicle, we will make arrangements for a locksmith service and cover up to $50 in charges. Extricating/Winching A service provider will free your vehicle when it can be safely reached from a normally traveled or established road or thoroughfare. You will be notified of any charges exceeding $100, and will be responsible for paying charges in excess of $100 directly to the service provider. Towing If your vehicle suffers a mechanical failure or ...

OCSE may be able to help you with the following: • Establish who the father of a child is • Locating the noncustodial parent • Getting a child support order established or changing and existing support order • Getting medical insurance coverage for a child • Determining the amount of past due child support • Collecting child support payments • Collecting spousal support payments when spousal support is part of a child support order  more

A. The Fire District provides fire and emergency medical services by career and reserve firefighters and state certified EMTs and paramedics. The District has a full complement of fire, medical, and rescue equipment. The District also provides fire inspection and public education programs.  more

1. Inpatient care. Clients may be admitted to a hospital or specialised unit for the relief of pain or other distressing symptoms or may need care for a period of time to provide a break for families or friends. - Hospitals that receive funding for specialist palliative care services 2. Community Based Palliative Care These services include medical support, nursing care, equipment loan, counselling, bereavement services and volunteer support. In addition, community based palliative care will help people to access other community services such as home help, meals on wheels, handymen etc. - List of community based providers 3. Special Needs Services These statewide services provide education and support to palliative care service providers and the community in regard to specific issues such as HIV /AIDS, Motor Neurone Disease and children’s needs. - List of Special Needs Services 4. Bereavement Services The Palliative Care Program provides funding to the Australian Centre for Grief and ...  more