St. Mary’s Health is meeting the changing health and social needs and renewing Catholic care in the Region of Waterloo. Through strategic partnerships with local health and social care organizations, St. Mary’s Health will transform home and community care services, expand primary and specialty care access, and combine services across the lifespan.

St. Mary’s Health @ Home is the first service provided by St. Mary’s Health. The program will serve patients who still require care but no longer need to be in the hospital to be discharged safely and continue their recovery at home with support. St. Mary’s Health @ Home is one of the ways that SJHS meeting the needs of the region’s fast-growing senior population, helping seniors to age safely at home and enabling a smoother and more effective transition through the healthcare system.

St. Joseph’s Home Care (SJHC) tailors home care programs to meet the needs of each individual client. They serve a wide variety of clients with diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Services include a number of home support programs; assisted living in supportive housings, and Neighbourhood Model for Seniors at Risk; as well as retirement living and respite care in partnership with CityHousing Hamilton.

SJHC has a dedicated staff of approximately 350 employees and provide community home care services for the Hamilton-Niagara and Haldimand-Brant area.