Long Term Care (LTC) provides care and services for those who are no longer able to live independently or who require onsite nursing care, 24-hour supervision, or personal support.
Rooms are furnished with a bed, dresser, and closet, and have a private bathroom. Residents are encouraged to bring items from home to make the space personal. LTC offers individualized care that includes recreation and leisure activities to help promote wellness and independence.
Home Care
Home care services are provided by a team of health care providers based on your assessed need and may include a nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, and home support worker.
Home care services help clients stay in their own home rather than go to a hospital or long term care facility when they need nursing care, personal care or help with activities of daily living.
Home care services may include:
Please check back often as information on clinics will be added regularly and may be updated. All clinics are open to the public and aim to help community members stay healthy during the upcoming flu season.
NWT Virtual Care allows you to have a care appointment virtually. This means that you can talk with your care provider over the phone or video and do not have to go to the health centre or clinic to see them.
NWT Virtual Care is a joint initiative of the NTHSSA, TCSA and HRHSSA.
The Indigenous Wellness Program is a program offered at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, NWT, that strives to enhance the patient experience for Indigenous peoples by improving communication and collaboration between Indigenous Peoples and Health Care Providers. The program ensures that cultural beliefs and practices are respected and embedded in the care that is provided at Stanton Hospital.
We offer a variety offer a variety of services including:
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The Office of Client Experience offers a centralized intake process where individuals can contact the office to make a complaint, provide a compliment, or bring questions regarding the health and social services system.
Based in Yellowknife, our Eye Clinic offers routine appointments and emergency services to NWT residents. While the physical clinic is located in Yellowknife, our clinic offers services across the NWT. Click here to find out when our Ophthalmic Technicians (OMTs) are visiting your community. The clinic is employed with an O
Physician Specialists are doctors that have a specialized scope of practice. They diagnose and treat diseases and conditions that are outside of a primary care provider’s scope of practice. In the NTHSSA, we have nine permanent specialties, as well as visiting specialists (locums) that travel to Yellowknife from down south to provide services.
Permanent specialties include:
The Yellowknife Sexual Health program offers free and private services. If you are concerned that you might have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) contact the Yellowknife public health unit or one of the primary care clinics, and ask for an appointment with the Sexual Health Program.
Services Include:
The Cancer Navigation Program is available to all residents across the NWT from suspicion of a cancer diagnosis through to palliation and survivorship. The Cancer Navigation Program is available to help support cancer patients as they navigate the health care system during their cancer journey.
