The Seniors’ CareAssistance Program™

Helping Seniors getthe care they need

For Active and Retired NSTU Members

A MESSAGE FROM BAYSHORE HEALTHCARE

We’re committed to our community’s need for individualized care plans that allow them to remain in the comfort of their home. Taking care of people is our business and our passion. It is this passion that drives us to �nd the right solution for everyone we care for. We strive to go beyond expectations every step of the way, delivering an experience that makes a positive di�erence in the lives of people in our community.

�is approach has ensured that we are capable of providing any service or product necessary for increasing care needs in or out of hospital, including a wide range of therapy and rehabilitation and specialty pharmacy services and solutions.

The Seniors’ Care Assistance Program

For more information please contact us:

1-844-453-NSTU (6788)www.bayshore.ca

Welcome to Senior's Care

�e NSTU Group Insurance Trustees are pleased to introduce �e Seniors' Care Assistance Program, provided by Bayshore HealthCare. �is is the only service in Canada that connects you and your family to a registered nurse who specializes in senior care assistance.

As an active or retired NSTU member, Bayshore HealthCare will help you, your spouse, parents, children, or other relatives navigate the senior support services that are available, will assist you in making important decisions and will ensure that you and your loved ones receive the proper care every time.

In order to access the service, all you need to do iscontact them. You or anyone else in your family orrelatives can call Bayshore HealthCare to begin helpingsomeone you love.

"My Dad needs all kinds of help at home every day. Who can book these services and help complete the forms to help pay for the cost?"

1-844-453-NSTU (6788)

Connecting you to publically funded senior care resources.

Many provinces including Nova Scotia fund bene�ts such as seniors vision care, assistive devices programs, telehealth and dental options. Bayshore HealthCare nurses will assess all the funding options and �nancial queries and help you and your family understand and access alternative ways to pay.

For example, Bayshore will help you: • Understand and access the right care• Calculate the total cost • Break down what is payable out of pocket and what can be covered by the funding• Find additional funding sources• Access assistive devices

Access to any senior care and support services.

With so much information at our �ngertips, �nding the right services can be overwhelming. Bayshore HealthCare will help you and your families manage this by �nding and accessing the services that are right for you.

Bayshore will help you:• Personally book appointments on their behalf with local health care support, including physicians, hospitals, nutritionists, paramedical practitioners or other providers• Gather all medical records and other information required • Complete all the necessary forms for services, funding or rebates • Access other community and volunteer organizations that are geared towards senior support, such as local Meals on Wheels, transportation services or seniors helping seniors organizations• Access physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, dietitian services, pain programs and other similar services

Caring for Canadians for nearly 50 years, offering a variety of quality services you can count on.

Bayshore takes care to ensure that services such as nursing, personal care, companionship, house cleaning, home retro�t and meal deliveries are fully assessed and approved by Bayshore HealthCare and are provided by organizations that you can trust.

Bayshore makes living at home easier by helping with: • Companionship• Meal Preparation• Medication Reminder• Light Housekeeping• Nursing• Appointments• Serious Injury Home Care / Case Management• Escorting to trips

*�e costs and fees associated with utilizing a recom-mended service such as the services listed above or any other recommended service will be the responsibility of the member/family using the service.

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"My wife will be going for major surgery this month. How do I ensure she gets the right care and support after she is released from the hospital?”