Searching for Transportation For People With Disabilities

Private business provides non-medical care services to individuals in their home

• personal care
• respite and recuperative care
• meal planning and preparation
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• assists with household chores, outings, transportation
• assists with exercise, walking and movement
• medication reminders
• home care
• palliative care
• home care

All employees are insured, bonded and possess a valid criminal records check in the vulnerable sector

Access to support at home or in the community

• transportation
• meals on wheels
• frozen meals
• Carecall
• assisted living
• community wheelchair accessible van

Activities In Aging Programs such as Home Support Exercise, Senior Fitness, STAND UP! program, Falls Prevention Programs

COVID-19 Update (May 2022): Transportation Services for essential appointments only are taking place with proper precautions, please call for more information.

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking (wheelchair-accessible bus available).

Please note that there is a cost for all transportation services

Daily living needs, hygiene and daily physical care, routine personal care, stand-by or walking assistance, perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties, coordination of care, transportation, staff relief in hospitals, group homes, nursing home, shelters, and retirement home.

Convalescence and chronic care, care of the elderly and cognitively impaired, personal and attendant care (bathing, grooming), support to individuals with special needs, short and long term assignments, care giver relief, respite services (day, over night, weekends) palliative care, community skills training and support, escort with doctor's appointments

Non-emergency transportation services to local and long-distance medical appointments and SCHC programs such as recreational programs, congregate dining and adult day program * shopping and general errands

Non-emergency transportation to medical appointments and regular activities
such as grocery shopping and banking * volunteer drivers and trained staff escort clients who are unable to use public transportation on their own due to a disability or frail condition

Provides financial assistance, supports and other benefits to eligible people with disabilities and their families:

• shelter allowance
• basic living expenses
• special diet allowance
• health-related and mobility supplies
• Employment Start Up Benefit (ESUB)
• Extended Health Benefits
• transportation to attend medical appointments
• guide dog allowance
• Upfront Child Care Benefit

COVID-19 -- maintain all essential services including supportive housing, assisted living, home care, transportation for essential visits, providing hot meals, frozen meals and food hampers to seniors and people needing isolation

• Transitional Care Centre -- regular service, visits (in person for family and caregiver with appointment)
• also available via phone/virtually telephone reassurance, supportive counselling and service coordination
• Family Health Organization, GAIN Community Team
• Adult Day Program -- in person and virtual care
• Diabetes Education Program -- assessment, consultation, group education
• Wellness and Community Development Program -- in person and virtual platform
• Vocational Training Centre -- in person and virtual platform

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Adult Day Program -- Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3:30 pm, weekday extended hours, Saturday 10 am-3 pm, available in Scarborough and Richmond Hill

• for persons 55 years and older with special needs, such as physical frailty or mild memory impairment, in need of supervised, structured setting
• social and recreation activities, lunch, snack
• personal care and health related services -- exercise, foot care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy
• transportation available

Chinese Bereavement Services -- culturally specific bereavement services, individual support and self help group

• public education, seminars, workshops, information and referral

Chronic Disease Self Management Program -- 6 week workshop for adults with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis

• individual counselling with nurse, dietitian and social worker
• health and education workshops, seminars
• caregiver education and support
• information and referral
• workshop licensed by Self-Management Resource Centre

Community Outreach -- outreach programs for those living in seniors apartments and suburban areas, retirement groups,seniors self help groups

• community, wellness and health education
• caregiver support, volunteer development

Community support services -- escort to medical appointments, telephone security checks, friendly visiting, hospice visiting, grocery shopping, client intervention and assistance -- free

• congregate dining -- fee, subsidies available
• transportation -- fee
• referrals, follow up

Elder Abuse Prevention Program -- Chinese Elder Abuse Helpline 416-502-2321, elder abuse education, supportive counselling

Geriatric Assessment & Intervention Network (GAIN) Community Team -- wrap around supported care and services with individualized comprehensive geriatric assessment

• intensive case management, personalized care plan
• service navigation

Home care services -- home help, homemaking, respite care, palliative care -- fee

Personal Care Program -- for seniors living in the community requiring higher level of care, care coordination, scheduled and unscheduled personal support workers' visit, security check

Transitional Care Respite Stay Program -- short stay transitional care for individuals recuperating from illness/hospitalization and respite (caregiver relief) -- fee

Integrated Dialysis Care Program -- Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses visit home peritoneal dialysis patients at their home

• health maintenance, nutritional counselling

Supportive housing services -- for seniors requiring higher level of care, 24 hour on site services at Alexandra Park Apartments and Tam O'Shanter Towers, emergency response services

Wellness and Social Program -- social, recreational and educational programs for persons 50 years and older, drop-in centre, friendship groups, interest classes, outings

Home Support Program

• housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, banking, escort to appointments
• heat and cold alert
• snow removal
• telephone reassurance
• blood pressure clinic
• foot care clinic

Adult Day Service

• integrated program for frail adults and persons with Alzheimer Disease and related dementia
• recreation in small group settings
• meals and snacks
• monthly outings
• friendship club
• IRIE program -- connect older adults and seniors from the Black, Caribbean and West Indian communities

Transportation -- 416-694-1138 ext 134

• rides to medical and other appointments, grocery shopping, attendance at Warden Woods programs
• member of Toronto Ride

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking * volunteer drivers and trained staff escort clients who are unable to use public transportation on their own due to a disability or frail condition

• grocery delivery service
• group shopping trips

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking * must be able to transfer from wheelchair to vehicle, must book 3 days in advance * participates in Toronto Ride * information and referral services

Door to door shared-ride service for individuals unable to use conventional public transit for all or part of their trip due to a physical or functional disability in York Region

• connecting services to other transit zones are available

COVID-19 -- No change to services received at home, including Meals on Wheels at Overland and Sheppard locations

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Meals on wheels including hot, frozen, and diet specific meals, fruit and vegetable baskets

• case management and social work
• fitness and falls prevention classes
• transportation, homemaking, home help
• in-home respite care (caregiver relief) including persons with Alzheimer Disease
• friendly visiting, telephone security check, client intervention and assistance, caregiver support group, information and referral
• grocery shopping assistance, volunteer services

Better Living Recreation Centre (formerly EP Taylor Place Senior Adult Centre/Overland Club) -- social, recreation and education programs

• computer courses
• seminars
• income tax assistance
• bereavement support
• cafeteria
• recreation programs open to seniors outside catchment area

Adult Day Centre -- day program for frail and disabled older adults, including those with cognitive impairments

• Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3 pm, Saturday 9 am-12 noon, extended hours may be arranged
• social, recreation and therapeutic programs
• lunch, snacks
• transportation available within catchment area

Four Seasons Connections Program 416-447-5074 -- serves North York

• snow shovelling, grass cutting, yard work, odd jobs, fee

5 Deauville Lane -- affordable housing

• 62 units (14 barrier free) for seniors and adults with disabilities * case manager on site 2 days a week
• access to programs and services
• application through website or Intake department
• in partnership with Mahogany Management

Specialized public transportation service using accessible buses, contracted accessible and sedan taxis, operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Book your trip using the self-booking website

Wheel-Trans clients can arrange transfer to accessible transit services in York, Peel and Durham regions

Community Bus -- www.ttc.ca/wheel-trans/learn-more-about-community-bus
Stops at popular destinations along a unique route in various neighbourhoods, uses Wheel-Trans vehicles but is available to everyone, regular TTC fare

Travel Training for people with disabilities -- one-on-one route specific travel training with an orientation and mobility specialist

Transportation service that provides door-to-door assisted transportation for seniors 55 years and older and adults with disabilities who are not eligible for Wheel-Trans * The program is led by CHATS (north of Steeles) and Circle of Care (south of Steeles) with service provided by 7 community support agencies including:

• Better Living Services for Seniors
• Carefirst
• Etobicoke Services for Seniors
• Lumacare
• North York Seniors Center
• CHATS
• Circle of Care

Wheelchair transportation is available for clients living in South Simcoe, Bradford/West Gwillimbury as there is no public accessible transportation available

Rides can be booked up to a day in advance * to ensure ride time, try to book 30 days in advance

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking

Driver assistance includes support in and out of vehicle, with groceries and some mobility equipment * escorts are recommended, where appropriate, at no extra cost

Wheelchair Accessible Transportation - For those living in Bradford, West Gwillimbury and New Tecumseth areas, or those living in York Region going to a location YRT Mobility Plus does not go

Accessible transportation for seniors, veterans using mobility aids and people with physical or mental disabilities

• vans can accommodate up to 3 wheelchairs or other mobility vehicles, such as scooters, and 3 walk-ons
• all wheelchair clients must be accompanied by caregiver
• transportation to and from appointments, school or work
• counselling, advocacy, social activities for clients

Transportation services include:

• Transportation to local appointments, shopping and social outings
• Out of town transportation available for medical appointments
• Wheelchair transportation available for local and distance transportation
• Member of CT Link
  
  

Transportation program

• volunteer based
• local and long distance travel

• Assistance with emergency problems
• focus on Native cultural and spiritual awareness

Gathering place

• drop-in
• social programs and events
• crafts and hobby groups
• meal program

Life Long Care Program (LLCP)

• transportation
• friendly visiting
• congregate dining
• Aboriginal support
• security reassurance
• life skills outreach in the community

Counselling unit

• information, peer and cultural counselling and referral
• self-help groups

Child and Family

• parenting group
• prenatal nutrition program
• community kitchen
• cultural teachings and activities
• health and physical development
• educational support including tutoring

Youth

• individual support
• mentoring
• tutoring and homework help
• nutrition and healthy lifestyles workshops
• snacks and meals
• cultural teachings and activities

Education Sector

• academic upgrading
• basic computer training

Member agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Adult Day Services

• social and recreation activities
• lunch
• transportation available, nominal fee

Services in Your Home

• personal care (bathing, toileting, dressing)
• light housekeeping, and meal preparation (also available during hospital stay)
• case management
• information and referral
• friendly visiting
• security check
• in-home respite care
• transportation
• caregiver support and training
• community dining

Assisted living

• in specific buildings at 5430 Yonge St, 35 Park Home Ave and 1 Hesperus Rd
• staffed 24 hours

COVID19 -- NEW program: COVID-19 Community Response Team -- team offering:

• Food essentials deliveries
• Household essentials deliveries
• Virtual exercise and social program

Non-essential services temporarily suspended:

• Community Wellness (group programs e.g. gentle fitness, dining programs, farmers' markets)
• Adult Day Program (ADP)

Service reduction and/or alteration:

• Transportation
• House Calls -- critical visits only, virtual visits when appropriate
• Social work / Care navigation / caregiver support -- critical visits only, virtual visits when appropriate

Services operating as usual:

• Dementia care residence
• Transitional care
• Meals on Wheels
• Supportive Housing
• In-Home Services for high-acuity clients, service may be altered for low-acuity clients

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Multiservice community and home support agency

• adult day programs
• case management, free
• counselling
• foot care clinic
• Home at Last
• information and referral
• home care
• meals on wheels
• social and recreation activities
• support groups, free
• supportive housing services
• transportation
• volunteer opportunities

Community Wellness Program -- lunch Monday-Friday at various locations with gentle exercise

• Meals on Wheels -- Monday-Sunday, hot, frozen, kosher and vegetarian meals, Wellness Boxes (fresh fruit and vegetables)
• Farmers Market -- summer food program, low cost

In-Home Services -- home help, homemaking

• respite care
• caregiver relief
• Home at Last -- hospital discharge assistance
• House Calls -- interdisciplinary health care for home-bound seniors, free

Transitional Care -- short term stays for patients leaving the hospital who need support before moving back home or into long-term care

Supportive Housing -- services for residents at Montgomery Place, Moore Place, George Barker Manor, and Janet Magee Manor -- Toronto Community Housing Corporation *

• services for residents with dementia at Ewart Angus SPRINT Home -- see separate entry

Transportation -- to medical appointments, shopping, personal tasks, social activities

• lead agency for Toronto Ride -- assisted transportation for frail seniors and adults with disabilities in Toronto, a partnership of community support service agencies

Assisted transportation to the frail elderly and adults with disabilities who are not able to access other means of transport and require personalized care * helping people to live independently by increasing client access to transportation services through a coordinated network of 13 not-for-profit neighbourhood-based community support agencies * includes escorts to help clients enter the building

For those who need the assistance of a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, the O.W.L.S. bus travels within city limits and to Orillia Square Mall.

• The bus is unable to pull into private driveways.
• If personal care or assistance required, please arrange for an attendant or companion - attendants do not have to pay a fare.
• Children under 13 who ride without an attendant must be met by an adult at their destination.
• Each O.W.L.S. member is entitled to four round trips, or eight one-way trips per month.