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 #kyr-core1 .kyr-call-button {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n\n  #kyr-core1 .kyr-accuracy-row {\n    flex-direction: column;\n    gap: 7px;\n  }\n\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"kyr-wrap\">\n\n  <!-- NAVIGATOR IDENTITY -->\n\n  <div class=\"kyr-navigator-bar\" aria-label=\"Home Care Navigator location\">\n    <span class=\"kyr-eyebrow\">Knowing Your Rights<\/span>\n    <div class=\"kyr-navigator-title\">Home Care Navigator<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kyr-you-are-here\">\n      <strong>You are here:<\/strong> I Need Home Care \u2014 Where Do I Start?\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- START HERE -->\n\n  <section class=\"kyr-hero\" id=\"start\">\n\n    <span class=\"kyr-eyebrow\">Start Here \u2014 You Think Help Is Needed at Home<\/span>\n\n    <h1>I Need Home Care \u2014 Where Do I Start?<\/h1>\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-lead\">\n      <p>If you or someone you care for is having difficulty managing safely at home, you may be wondering whether home care could help.<\/p>\n\n      <p>Home care is support provided to a person where they live, to help them remain at home as safely and independently as possible.<\/p>\n\n      <p>Home care is not only for seniors. People of different ages may need support at home because of their health, disability or care needs.<\/p>\n\n      <p class=\"kyr-reassurance\">You do not need to understand the whole Alberta home-care system before you ask for help.<\/p>\n\n      <p>If you think help may be needed, the first step is simply to start the conversation.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- PRIMARY ACTION -->\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-811-card\" id=\"how-to-start\">\n\n      <span class=\"kyr-eyebrow\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">How to Start<\/span>\n      <h2>Call Health Link at 811<\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-811-number\">811<\/div>\n\n      <a class=\"kyr-call-button\" href=\"tel:811\" aria-label=\"Call Health Link at 811\">\n        Call 811\n      <\/a>\n\n      <p>You can contact Health Link by calling 811 and ask how to begin the continuing-care assessment process for yourself or someone you are helping.<\/p>\n\n      <p>You can keep the conversation simple.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-script\">\n        <span class=\"kyr-script-label\">If you are calling for someone you are helping:<\/span>\n        \u201cMy family member needs support at home. I would like to ask how to begin the home-care assessment process.\u201d\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-script\">\n        <span class=\"kyr-script-label\">If you are calling for yourself:<\/span>\n        \u201cI need some support at home. I would like to ask how to begin the home-care assessment process.\u201d\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p style=\"margin-top:22px;\"><strong>You do not need a physician referral to begin requesting a continuing-care assessment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n      <p>Calling does not mean that services, funding or a certain number of care hours will automatically be approved. The purpose of starting the process is to have the person's situation considered through the appropriate continuing-care pathway.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- QUICK NAV -->\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-quicknav\">\n\n      <h2>What do you need help with?<\/h2>\n\n      <p>Jump directly to the information you need.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-nav-grid\">\n\n        <a class=\"kyr-nav-link\" href=\"#how-to-start\">\n          Start the process\n          <span>Call 811 and know what to say.<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a class=\"kyr-nav-link\" href=\"#what-happens\">\n          What happens next?\n          <span>Understand the basic pathway.<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a class=\"kyr-nav-link\" href=\"#prepare\">\n          Prepare\n          <span>Know what to have available.<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a class=\"kyr-nav-link\" href=\"#questions\">\n          Questions I can ask\n          <span>Review questions for the assessment.<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a class=\"kyr-nav-link\" href=\"#after-assessment\">\n          After the assessment\n          <span>Understand what may happen afterward.<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a class=\"kyr-nav-link\" href=\"#needs-change\">\n          Needs have changed\n          <span>Find the reassessment guidance.<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <!-- WHAT HAPPENS -->\n\n  <section class=\"kyr-section\" id=\"what-happens\">\n\n    <h2>What Happens After You Make Contact?<\/h2>\n\n    <p>You do not need to know every department or government term before you call.<\/p>\n\n    <p>At a basic level, the pathway looks like this:<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-process\" aria-label=\"Basic continuing-care pathway\">\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-process-step\">\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-number\">1<\/div>\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-text\"><strong>You make contact<\/strong><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-process-step\">\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-number\">2<\/div>\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-text\">Information about the situation is gathered<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-process-step\">\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-number\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-text\">An assessment is arranged where appropriate<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-process-step\">\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-number\">4<\/div>\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-text\">A Case Manager or appropriate health professional assesses the person's needs<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-process-step\">\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-number\">5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-text\">The results and possible care or service options are discussed<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-process-step\">\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-number\">6<\/div>\n        <div class=\"kyr-step-text\">Care planning and service coordination follow, where applicable<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-note\">\n      <p><strong>The exact process can vary depending on the person's circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">The important thing at this stage is knowing where to begin.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <!-- ASSESSMENT PURPOSE -->\n\n  <section class=\"kyr-section\" id=\"assessment\">\n\n    <h2>What Is the Assessment For?<\/h2>\n\n    <p>The assessment is an opportunity for the appropriate health professional to understand what is happening in the person's daily life and their current care needs.<\/p>\n\n    <p>The assessment helps inform what care or service options may apply.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-important\">\n      <strong>Important to know:<\/strong><br>\n      It does not mean that a particular service, amount of funding or number of home-care hours is guaranteed.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Knowing Your Rights does not conduct the assessment and cannot determine whether someone is eligible for a particular service.<\/p>\n\n    <p>Our role is to help you understand the process, prepare for the conversation and know what questions you can ask.<\/p>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <!-- PREPARE -->\n\n  <section class=\"kyr-section\" id=\"prepare\">\n\n    <h2>How to Prepare<\/h2>\n\n    <p>There are two different kinds of preparation worth understanding.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"kyr-prep-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-card kyr-official-card\">\n\n        <h3>Information You May Be Asked to Provide<\/h3>\n\n        <p>Have basic information available when you make contact, including:<\/p>\n\n        <ul>\n          <li>the person's Alberta healthcare-card information; and<\/li>\n          <li>current contact information.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"kyr-card kyr-practical-card\">\n\n        <span class=\"kyr-practical-tag\">KYR Practical Preparation<\/span>\n\n        <p>Knowing Your Rights also recommends doing a little preparation before the assessment so that it is easier to explain what daily life actually looks like.<\/p>\n\n        <p>You may find it helpful to have:<\/p>\n\n        <ul>\n          <li>a current medication list;<\/li>\n          <li>your family doctor's contact information;<\/li>\n          <li>written examples of daily care challenges;<\/li>\n          <li>a short list of questions you want to ask; and<\/li>\n          <li>someone you trust available to help you remember important information, if appropriate.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n        <p><strong>These are KYR practical preparation suggestions. 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