Services in Ontario - Home care

Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) are government agencies responsible for planning, coordinating, integrating, and funding health services. To find out if you qualify for free services, visit healthcareathome.ca and search by your postal code. You can also call 310-2222. There is no area code.

A LHIN case manager will ask you about:

• your health and home situation
• if family and friends are helping you
• what you’re able to do for yourself
• what kind of help you need

During the COVID-19 situation, many community legal clinics are no longer meeting with people in person, but will provide services over the phone. Call ahead for more information.

Legal Aid Ontario funds community legal clinics across Ontario to give free legal services to people with low incomes. Lawyers, community legal workers, and law students can help people with some legal problems, like social assistance, housing, and workers’ rights.

To get help from a clinic:

• your legal issue must be one the clinic deals with
• you must live in the area the clinic serves
• you must have a low income

Most clinics also give brief advice or what’s called “summary advice”, without asking about your financial situation. If your local clinic can’t help you, they may be able to refer you to someone in your community who can.