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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
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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
An escort may join client at no extra cost.
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
This contact information should not be used to request an immediate ambulance. Emergency ambulance services should be requested via 911.
- 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
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.
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
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, transportation
• personal care - support with activities of daily living plus care companion activities
• nursing - assessments, medication management, wound care, foot care
• one hour to 24-hour care
• one-to-one in-hospital, in-facility support
• palliative care specialists
• dementia specialists
• transitional support - hospital to home, long-term care
• continence products available for purchase and delivery
• services also provided in assisted living communities, nursing homes, hospitals, hospice
• care for clients with special health care needs
• Motor Vehicle Accident Support Program
- 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