Provincial guide · Yukon

Planning for more care

The Yukon Home Care Program provides territory-wide acute, chronic, palliative, rehabilitation, and respite services based on assessed need. Continuing care facilities are a separate pathway when home care is not enough.

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Yukon at a glance

Where to start

Yukon Home Care intake by phone for your community

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Local care system: Yukon Home Care Program and continuing care facilities
Self-referral: Yes. You may refer yourself or have someone phone on your behalf
Who can request help: The person, a family member, friend, or health provider
Main contact: Whitehorse and most communities: 867-667-5774 (toll-free in Yukon 1-877-667-5774); Dawson City 867-993-5029; Haines Junction 867-634-7510; Watson Lake 867-536-5256
Assessment: Home care staff complete a referral by phone and arrange an in-person assessment of needs

Services depend on assessed need and Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan eligibility. Continuing care facility placement is a separate process.

What kind of help are you exploring?

Select everything that sounds relevant. Yukon continuing care programs use separate assessment paths for home and residential settings. This tool offers orientation only.

Help with meals, bathing, dressing, or medicationDay-to-day personal care or reminders that may be hard to manage alone or with current help at home.
Support following an illness or hospital stayRecovery, therapy, or short-term help after a hospital discharge or serious illness.
Supervision because of memory loss or confusionWandering risk, forgetting meals or medication, or needing watchful support for dementia or cognitive change.
A safer living setting with some independenceMore support than at home, but not necessarily 24-hour nursing, for example when stairs, isolation, or falls are a concern.
Nursing care available throughout the day and nightOngoing skilled nursing, complex medical needs, or care that cannot be met safely with periodic visits.
Relief or respite for a family caregiverA break for an unpaid family member or friend who provides most of the day-to-day support.
Help because the current arrangement is no longer safeThe person cannot be supported safely where they live now, even with more home help.
An immediate abuse, neglect, wandering, or safety concernUrgent harm, suspected abuse or neglect, unsafe wandering, or a situation that feels dangerous right now.

Your selections help orient planning. Official assessments determine which funded services or placement steps may apply.

Suggested next actions in Yukon

Choose a starting point linked to official Yukon resources. MyEligible does not schedule assessments or submit government forms.

Why this order?

Urgent safety and assessment steps come before longer housing or financial planning so you know what help is available before making bigger decisions.

Contact official intake

Purpose: Reach official Yukon intake for home support assessment or residential care discussions.
When to use: When any level of continuing care support is needed, after hospital discharge, or when comparing home and residential options.
What to have ready: Health card information, medication list, hospital discharge papers if recent, and helper contact details.

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

More official sources (1)

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Open the Yukon caregiver guide

Learn about home support

Purpose: Review how Yukon home and community services work after assessment.
When to use: When visiting support at home may meet daily needs before considering residential options.
What to have ready: Summary of daily care needs and current helpers at home.

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

More official sources (1)

Yukon Home Care Program
Territory-wide home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and respite.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Program

Explore residential care options

Purpose: Understand Continuing care facilities placement steps and costs on official pages.
When to use: When 24-hour supervision or nursing may be needed and home support is no longer safe enough.
What to have ready: Recent functional changes, caregiver capacity notes, and preferred community if any.

Yukon continuing care facilities
Facility-based continuing care when home care is insufficient.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon continuing care facilities

More official sources (1)

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Review seniors benefits and tax credits

Purpose: Explore federal benefits that may help with overall care finances (orientation only).
When to use: When planning finances alongside Yukon care options.
What to have ready: Approximate income range and whether the person receives federal seniors benefits.

Explore seniors benefits

A five-step planning journey in Yukon

Start with the step that matches your situation. Open a step for details and official sources.

- List difficult daily tasks: meals, bathing, medication, mobility, and supervision needs.
- Note changes after hospitalization or gradual decline.
- Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
- Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
  Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
- Home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and caregiver respite after phone referral and assessment.
  Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
  What happens next: After intake, an assessor may ask about daily activities, mobility, safety, medications, and help already available at home.
- Facility-based continuing care when home care cannot meet needs safely.
- Progression is not always linear; needs and authorized levels can change over time.
- Yukon Home Care Program
  Territory-wide home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and respite.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Yukon Home Care Program
- Bring medication lists, recent hospital records, and details about family helpers.
- Contact official Yukon intake to request or discuss an assessment.
  Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
  What happens next: An assessor may schedule a visit and discuss home support, respite, equipment, or residential placement steps.
- Assessment does not guarantee immediate residential placement.
- Approved home services are publicly funded when eligible; hours reflect assessed need.
- Residential settings may have income-based charges or copayments per provincial rules.
- Federal seniors benefits may help with overall finances. See MyEligible seniors benefits guide.
- Yukon continuing care facilities
  Facility-based continuing care when home care is insufficient.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Yukon continuing care facilities
- Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
  Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
- Home support begins after assessment approval, not automatically on first contact.
- Residential placement follows assessment, authorization, and wait times where applicable.
- Hospital discharge may include short-term support. Confirm what happens when it ends.
- Protection concerns should use official routes separate from care applications.
- Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
  Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
- Yukon Home Care Program
  Territory-wide home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and respite.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Yukon Home Care Program

Yukon care settings, a continuum, not a ladder

Yukon coordinates home support, residential care, and setting-specific protection through separate official programs. Progression is not always linear. Progression is not always linear. Some people add home support and never move; others need reassessment when needs grow. Compare care levels, costs, and which authority coordinates before choosing a direction.

Who it may suit: People who can stay at home with visiting support.
Typical services: Home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and caregiver respite after phone referral and assessment.
Funding: Publicly funded when approved after assessment.
Who assesses: Official assessors or case managers.
How to start: You may refer yourself or have someone phone on your behalf.
Common misunderstanding: Approved hours reflect assessed need.

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Yukon Home Care Program
Territory-wide home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and respite.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Program

Compare Yukon settings at a glance

Use this table for orientation only. Confirm assessment requirements, fees, and contacts on official pages before making decisions.

Setting	Support level	Nursing	Funding	Assessment	Best contact	Official starting point
Yukon Home Care Program	Home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and caregiver respite after phone referral and assessment.	Periodic visits when approved	Public when approved	Yes	You may refer yourself or have someone phone on your behalf	Official starting point
Continuing care facilities	Facility-based continuing care when home care cannot meet needs safely.	Supervised or 24-hour care	Income-based charges may apply	Yes	When home care is insufficient, Yukon continuing care facilities may be considered through official territorial processes	Official starting point
Planning ahead	Legal and financial preparation	N/A	Private legal pay	N/A	Legal professional	Official starting point
Safety	911 and official protection	911	N/A	N/A	911; Yukon Adult Protection 867-456-3946	Official starting point

Support level: Home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and caregiver respite after phone referral and assessment.
Nursing: Periodic visits when approved
Funding: Public when approved
Assessment: Yes
Best contact: You may refer yourself or have someone phone on your behalf

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Phone referral and assessment intake for Whitehorse and most communities.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774
Yukon Home Care Program
Territory-wide home nursing, personal care, palliative care, and respite.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Yukon Home Care Program

Official sources

These pages are maintained by government agencies and regulators. MyEligible mirrors links for navigation only.

Yukon Home Care Program
Yukon Home Care Program intake and assessed services.
Authority:
Government of Yukon
Province:
Yukon
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page
Yukon continuing care facilities
Continuing care facilities and long-term care homes.
Authority:
Government of Yukon
Province:
Yukon
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page
Yukon Adult Protection Services
Adult protection reporting for abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults.
Authority:
Government of Yukon
Province:
Yukon
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page

This guide helps you prepare and find the correct official pathway. It does not assess eligibility, make placement decisions, or replace advice from a health authority or care coordinator.

This is not an eligibility test

Last reviewed: August 2026

Yukon at a glance

What kind of help are you exploring?

Suggested next actions in Yukon

Contact official intake

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Learn about home support

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Yukon Home Care Program

Explore residential care options

Yukon continuing care facilities

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Review seniors benefits and tax credits

A five-step planning journey in Yukon

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Yukon care settings, a continuum, not a ladder

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Yukon Home Care Program

Compare Yukon settings at a glance

Yukon Home Care Whitehorse: 867-667-5774

Yukon Home Care Program

Official sources