Baluchonnage admission criteria
Do you work in the healthcare network and think that a baluchonnage could meet the needs of a caregiver in need of respite? Here’s more information on the admission criteria for our in-home respite solution.
Baluchonnage acceptance and refusal criteria
Baluchon offers its services to people suffering from numerous illnesses and other degenerative conditions.
In particular:
Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder (including Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia or mixed dementia).
Bedridden people (Iso-SMAF 13 and 14)
Parkinson’s disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Palliative care, end-of-life at home
Intellectual disability
Physical disability, including stroke
Autism spectrum disorder
Note that the Iso-SMAF rating is not essential.
Every condition has its own characteristics, which is why we must proceed with caution and each case must be analyzed individually.
Caregivers are entitled to a maximum of fourteen (14) days of in-home respite services (baluchonnage) payer. These 14 days may be spread over several baluchonnage periods of a minimum of four (4) days.
The frequency and duration of baluchonnages are determined in collaboration with the network’s healthcare workers. This process respects the real needs of caregivers. This assessment also considers the risk of caregiver exhaustion and distress, as well as the inconvenience of relocating care recipients rather than keeping them at home.
It should be noted that professional respite and assistance services already provided by the CI(U)SSS and/or included in the care recipient’s care plan may be adjusted following an assessment by the CI(U)SSS caseworker and the Clinical Director of Baluchon Long-term Respite Care, if applicable.
Refusal criteria:
Numerous coexisting pathologies that cannot be managed by the respite worker;
Lack of access to a 24/7 end-of-life care team;
Presence of a serious behavioural disorder that the caregivers cannot manage and that is not covered or compensated for by the care recipient’s care plan.
Lack of physical or human resources to enable the respite worker to look after the person being cared for safely, e.g., no elevator.
In addition to these criteria, a refusal may also come about because of:
The absence of respite workers with the skills or knowledge required to ensure the health and safety of the care recipient, and/or the impossibility of adequately training them;
The impossibility of ensuring the health and safety of the respite worker;
A third party living in the home of the person being cared for during the baluchonnage period;
Too many animals.
To find out everything about the conditions for expanding our services and the procedures to follow, please refer to the following document