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Located near Brantford
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Taking Care
- caring companionship
- groceries and errands
- light housekeeping
- outings and community experiences
- transportation to and from appointments
Enriched Care
- activities of daily living: bathing, dressing, and toileting
- Alzheimer's and dementia support
- ensure home safety
- meal preparation and assistance (if required)
- medication management (and reminders)
Vital Care
- end of life care
- live-in caring
- skilled nurse caring
- special needs caring
- wound care, post-operative caring, complex caring
- homemaking
- personal care
- housekeeping
- respite care
- nursing services
- transportation to and from appointments
Disaster Relief Donation Line: 1-800-418-1111
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- helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
- referral to other community services
Frozen Meal Service - Seven entree frozen meal packages are delivered once a month
- clients choose from a menu or can choose standard packages
- special diet types available
- soup/dessert packages also available
Additional Services:
- First Aid and CPR training
- babysitter certification
- water safety training
- disaster management program (includes personal disaster assistance and personal preparedness)
- volunteer services
Disaster services available to Brant, Haldimand & Norfolk
Offers door-to-door transportation to appointments for those with limited to no access to transportation. A caregiver may travel with the client at no extra cost. A minimum of 3 days notice is requested in order to book.
Hamilton, ON, L9G 2B9 (25km)
Supports for older adults, and adults with disabilities
- helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
- referral to other community services
- group meals and social activities provided at a central location Hot meals delivered five days per week in Hagersville
- special diet types available
- non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments, shopping, and social activities
- referrals to local services such as snow removal, yard work, window washing, house cleaning, grocery shopping, and minor repairs
- regular volunteer visits to seniors and people with disabilities who live alone, to provide companionship and reassurance
- regular phone calls to check on the health and safety of people who live alone
- checks are done by trained and screened personnel
- medical alert system
- allows older adults and people with disabilities to call for assistance using a help button
- 24-hour emergency response
- companionship, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
- bereavement support for anyone who has experienced the death of someone close
- services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term care homes
- peer support and discussion for caregivers, including family and friends
Provides ambulances for non-emergency medical transfers.
- Wheelchair transfer
- Stretcher transfer
- Personal Support Worker (PSW)
- Medical Delivery Service
Office: 519-426-6060 ext 107
Office: 519-426-6060 ext 106
Office: 519-426-6060 ext 105
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Supports for older adults, and adults with disabilities
- helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
- referral to other community services
- group meals and social activities provided at a central location Hot meals delivered five days per week in Hagersville
- special diet types available
- non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments, shopping, and social activities
- referrals to local services such as snow removal, yard work, window washing, house cleaning, grocery shopping, and minor repairs
- regular volunteer visits to seniors and people with disabilities who live alone, to provide companionship and reassurance
- regular phone calls to check on the health and safety of people who live alone
- checks are done by trained and screened personnel
- medical alert system
- allows older adults and people with disabilities to call for assistance using a help button
- 24-hour emergency response
- companionship, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
- bereavement support for anyone who has experienced the death of someone close
- services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term care homes
- peer support and discussion for caregivers, including family and friends
Transportation is available, free of charge, to and from cancer-related medical appointments. All rides coordinated through CAP's Drive & Ride program are provided by compassionate and trained volunteers.
Assists eligible clients with their short-term travel to attend their cancer-specific medical appointments or supportive care services delivered by a professional recognized by Ontario's Health Care System. Services available to individuals or a whole family. Opportunities for volunteer drivers are available and drivers are reimbursed for their expenses.
Provides community support services to urban Indigenous clients, regardless of age, who are disabled, chronically ill, frail, or elderly.
Services include:
- friendly visiting
- security checks/reassurance service
- congregate dining
- transportation
- Aboriginal support
Staffing
- Personal Support Workers (PSW)
- companionship workers
Staffing hours
- hourly
- overnight
- live-in
Veterans Affairs Canada approved Veterans Independence Program (VIP) provider
In Home Assistance
Friendly visiting
Alzheimer/dementia care
Homemaker assistance:
- menu planning
- budgeting
- shopping
- child care
- in-home meal preparation
- light housekeeping
Personal care:
- personal hygiene
- dressing
- mobility
- transfers/seating
- toileting
- changing beds
- nutrition/food preparation
- directing activities of daily living
- medication reminders
Telephone reassurance
Errands and Appointments
- errand running/shopping assistance
- escort programs
- medical appointments transportation
Other Home Health Care Case Management
- long term home health care
- palliative care
Podiatry/foot care:
- general foot/nail care
Respite
- adult respite care
- children's respite care
Private home care agency providing in-home care services for seniors * free in-home care consult * services are available at home, in an assisted living facility, a retirement home or in a long-term care home
Services include:
- personal care
- in-home nursing care
- post-operative care
- homemaking
- meal preparation
- live-in or overnight
- transportation to medical appointments and accompaniment/escort
- companionship
- 24-hour Alzheimer's and dementia care
- caregiver relief/respite care
- end-of-life care and family support - at home or in care facility
Non-emergency door-to-door transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities who are unable to access other means of transportation
- offered to and from medical appointments and treatments, rehabilitative therapy, and adult recreation and leisure programs
- advance booking is required
- fee for service
Transportation provided in Red Cross vehicles, including wheelchair vans or volunteers' private vehicles
- all volunteer drivers are pre-screened and insured
- Care companion - housekeeping, meal prep, shopping, errands and transportation
- Personal care - support with activities of daily living plus care companion activities
- Nursing - assessments, medication management, wound care, foot care, etc.
- Two hour to 24-hour care
- One-to-one, in-hospital and in-facility support
- Palliative care specialists
- Dementia specialists
- Transitional support - hospital-to-home and long-term care
- Continence products available for purchase and delivery
- Services also provided in assisted living communities, nursing homes, hospitals and hospices
- Care for clients with special health care needs
- Motor Vehicle Accident Support Program
Non-profit community organization that assists seniors and disabled persons to remain independent and in their homes. Services include:
- Transportation services: volunteer drivers will provide transportation to medical appointments, shopping, hair appointments, etc. within the Greater Hamilton Area
- Household services: assistance with minor home repairs, yard work, or housekeeping
- Snow removal
Staffing
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
- Personal Support Worker (PSW)
- companionship workers
Staffing hours
- shifts
- days evenings overnight
In Home Assistance
Friendly visiting
Home delivered meals
Homemaker assistance:
- menu planning
- budgeting
- shopping
- in home meal preparation
- light housekeeping
Personal Care:
- personal hygiene
- dressing
- mobility
- transfers/seating
- toileting
- changing beds
- nutrition/food preparation
- cueing
- reminding
- directing activities of daily living
Telephone reassurance
Nutrition assessment services by a dietician
Activities of daily living assessment by an occupational therapist
Errands and appointments
- errand running/shopping assistance
- escort programs
- medical appointments transportation
In Home Nursing Care
- home nursing
- geriatric home nursing
- medical/surgical home nursing
- oncology home nursing
- psychiatric home nursing
- rehabilitative/restorative home nursing
- medication administration
Other Home Health Care Case Management
- long term home health care
- in home hospice (end of life) care
- palliative care
Podiatry/foot care
- general foot/nail care
- nail conditions
- diabetic foot care with an RN/RPN
Therapies
- occupational therapy
Respite
- adult respite care