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Located near Georgetown
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Services include:
Personal care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- bathing, grooming and hygiene
- mobility assistance
- transferring and positioning
- toileting and incontinence care
- feeding and special diet
- medication reminders and assistance
- nursing care
- palliative care
- 24-hour care
Companionship
- grocery shopping and errands
- incidental transportation to appointments and events
- laundry and ironing
- homemaking, light housekeeping
- in-home meal preparation
- live-in services
- respite care
Providing staffing for facilities
- Personal Support Workers
- Register Practical Nurses
- Registered Nurses
To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
905-873-0111 ext 8190
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Short Term Complex Medical Management (SCMM) - Services to increase activity tolerance and progress functioning overall
Long Term Complex Medical Management (LCMM) - Services offered over an extended period of time to maintain and/or slow the rate of patient's functional losses
Palliative Care - Symptom management and comfort care for people with a life-limiting illness
In order to be considered for admission to CTC, the care of patients must exceed the capability or provision of community services or those services found in a long-term care facility
Services:
- respite care ($25 overnight stay/calendar)
- day program ($15 calendar day)
- residential care offers long term care to children who are unable to be cared for at home because of their significant medical needs
- hospice palliative care: respite, transition to home support, and end-of-life care
- therapeutic programs including music therapy, recreation therapy, pet therapy, art therapy, hydrotherapy, and multi-sensory Snoezelen therapy
- family support program offers specialized services to support the mental health and well-being of the entire family unit throughout their caregiving journey
Services are provided by registered nurses, RPNs, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, health care aides and home support workers and include:
palliative care
cancer care
continence care
rehabilitation programs
dietics
personal care
homemaking
nursing
ostomy
foot care
home support
physiotherapy
speech language pathology
occupational therapy
social work
diabetes
wound care
transportation
Driver Assessment And Training Services -- see separate entry
Services included:
- Personal support: bathing, dressing, toileting, medication reminders, falls prevention, assistance with exercises and mobility, light housekeeping, other routines of daily activities * PSWs assist patients to get all the day-to day-things done that are essential for good health but that the patients may no longer be able to do safely for themselves
- Nursing care: ostomy care, chemotherapy, chronic disease management, continence nursing, IV therapy, skilled shift nursing, pain management, enteral and parenteral nutrition, post surgical care, medication management, ventilator management, wound management, care of the fragile elderly, and care of medically fragile and technologically dependent children, health care teaching and home risk assessment
- Palliative care: education and assistance with pain control * counselling regarding nutrition * help with symptoms such as nausea, shortness of breath or constipation; respite services * information and teaching on how to care for someone who is bedbound
- Rehabilitation services: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, dietetics and nutrition, and social work
- Caregiver support: safety supervision, social engagement, respite care, overnight care
905-855-9090
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Access to health care support at home, at school or in the community * Care Coordinators work with people in the community or leaving hospital to determine what help is needed and arrange for care * care is provided in community settings such as the home, school, residential facility or nursing community clinic * provides information about other community services and refers when appropriate
Services available to eligible patients may include:
- nursing
- nurse practitioner
- personal support
- physiotherapy and occupational therapy
- speech and language therapy
- social work
- nutrition and food counselling (dietitians)
- palliative care
- medical supplies and equipment
- access to long-term care homes
- access to supported living (adult day programs, supportive housing, retirement homes and assisted living)
- health support in the school
- specialized services for people living with specific health conditions
- referral to other community supports
Information and Referral - thehealthline.ca provides online access to health care information and services in Ontario, or call the referral phone service at 310-2222 - in English or 310-2272 - in French
Children's Health Services - Special health services for children in both the home and school environment * supports children when health care provision is essential to a student's participation and development in school programs * services are provided within public, private or home-based schools
Mental Health and Addiction Nurses - Assessments, interventions and support to students and families with mental health and or addiction issues * consultation to school staff in regards to mental health and/or addiction issues as appropriate
Placement Services - Determine eligibility for admission to long-term care facilities and prioritize and manage the admission process * support and information is provided to applicants and their families prior to and during the admission process
Nursing Clinics - Nursing services for ambulatory patients at clinics located in the community
Supported Living - Information and/or assessment for Adult Day Programs (ADS), Retirement Homes, Supports for Daily Living or Supportive Housing
Health Care Connect - Refers people who do not have a doctor to a family health care provider who may be accepting new patients * once registered, program participants are assigned to a Care Connector * Care Connectors work with family doctors and nurse practitioners who are accepting new patients * Health811 (get connected to health care 24/7)
Home care services to assist seniors and adults of all ages to continue to live in their home, including personal support and homemaking services
Service provided:
- assistance with activities of daily living
- bathing/showering
- companionship
- assistance in dressing
- light housekeeping
- meal preparation
- medication reminders
- respite care
- dementia care
- palliative care
- hospital visits
- errands, shopping and grocery assistance, walks
- doctor visits
- respite for family caregivers
- personal care * home support including meal preparation * housekeeping * overnight care * foot care * medication reminders * companionship care * respite care * help with shopping * errands * outings/accompany to social events * medical appointments * friendly visiting * home maintenance and repair and home modification
- nursing care services (medication administration, vital signs monitoring, wound care and dressings, catheter care, palliative care)
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Program (Fit Minds) * fun and stimulating exercises that cover all five areas of cognition * reduce apathy and decrease depression * enhance mood and decrease negative behavior
- special needs care for Alzheimer's and dementia * Parkinson's * heart disease and stroke * physiotherapy
- partners with Halton Healthcare Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre to provide in-home physiotherapy
- ConnectCare medical alarm safety device
- Interim Federal Health Program registered provider
- Veterans' Health Card accepted
Acute care hospital with inpatient and outpatient services
- cancer care
- cardiac care
- critical care
- kidney care
- mental health including child and adolescent mental health
- obstetrics and neonatal care; pediatrics
- palliative care
- rehabilitation
- surgery
Fax - General: 289-948-6188
Fax - Intake: 905-838-0302
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Services
- hospice residence (10 bed hospice in Inglewood)
- community program and support services
- complementary therapy
- bereavement support for families, ongoing support programs
- lending library with resources about grief, illness and death
- volunteer opportunities
Medical care team focused on family and community health * coordinates patient care in order to assess and treat injuries or illness * team includes family doctors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistant, registered dietitian, and other allied health professionals such as mental health counsellor, respiratory therapist, chiropodist, psychologist, psychiatrist * focuses on chronic disease management, disease prevention and health promotion * all appointments with allied health professionals are booked through family physician's office
- nutrition and lifestyle
- diabetes
- mental health
- physical activity programs
- lung health
- senior's health
- pediatric health
- palliative care
Services and Programs:
- Milton - 470 Bronte St S, Suite 110
- Milton - 470 Bronte St S, Suite 200
- Milton - 470 Bronte St S, Suite 206
- Milton - 6990 Derry Rd, Suite 102
- Milton - 6990 Derry Rd, Suite 201
- Milton - Commercial St
- Milton - Laurier Ave
To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
905-878-2383 ext 7032
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Provides a transitional level of care when a patient no longer requires the hospital acute care services * services are provided by an interdisciplinary health team for people with medically complex, nursing, and therapeutic needs * focus of the Complex Transitional Care (CTC) is to develop a plan of care that would enhance quality of life and facilitate discharge to a lighter level of care
Short Term Complex Medical Management (SCMM) - Services to increase activity tolerance and progress functioning overall
Long Term Complex Medical Management (LCMM) - Services offered over an extended period of time to maintain and/or slow the rate of patient's functional losses
Palliative Care - Symptom management and comfort care for people with a life-limiting illness
In order to be considered for admission to CTC, the care of patients must exceed the capability or provision of community services or those services found in a long-term care facility
Office: Main number: 905-813-4439
Radiation Reception: 905-813-4411
Rebooking Clerk: 905-813-5159
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Services include:
- consultation with an oncologist
- treatment for cancer including chemotherapy or radiology
- special procedures
- supportive care
- pain and symptom control
- palliative care
- follow-up care
- exercise, educational and support sessions
- 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
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
- public education, seminars, workshops, information and referral
- 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
- caregiver support, volunteer development
- congregate dining -- fee, subsidies available
- transportation -- fee
- referrals, follow up
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
Integrated Dialysis Care Program -- Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses visit home peritoneal dialysis patients at their home, health maintenance, nutritional counselling
Wellness and Social Program -- social, recreational and educational programs for persons 50 years and older, drop-in centre, friendship groups, interest classes, outings
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
Programs and Services
- psychosocial and emotional support, information, education, and advocacy that enables individuals and families to manage, cope and prepare for end-of-life
- spiritual care for individuals experiencing existential distress
- caregiver and family support and education
- bereavement program with one-to-one counselling, education and groups
- assessment and counselling
- information, education and advocacy
- spiritual care
- health and wellness programs such as complementary therapies, meditation and education
- volunteer visiting -- respite for caregivers, companioning and practical support
Social Connections -- weekly afternoon program - transportation services may be available to those who qualify
- counselling by telephone
- end of life care planning
- bereavement counselling
- clinical questions answered by on-call palliative nurse practitioner
- connections to community and spiritual supports
- consultation and support to frontline service providers
- Nursing services: IV therapy, wound care and diabetic foot care management, insulin injection, catheter care, palliative care * provides support for Alzheimer's patient and family
- Personal Support Worker (PSW): bathing, toileting, oral/hair care, dressing, continence care * assist with feeding and basic transfers, medication reminders * companion care
- Home Support Worker: light housekeeping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning, laundry, changing linens, washing dishes, grocery shopping, pick up medications, run errands as necessary, etc
- Developmental Services Worker provides assistance with activities of daily living such as showering, dressing and eating or assist with outings and other social activities for people with disabilities
- Respite care
Office: 310-2222 (no area code required)
Office: 905-855-9090
TTY: 771
TTY: 1-800-855-0511
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Care provided in community settings such as home, school, residential facility or nursing community clinic; also information on community services and referrals when appropriate
Services available to eligible patients may include:
- nursing
- nurse practitioner
- personal support
- physiotherapy and occupational therapy
- speech and language therapy
- social work
- nutrition and food counselling (dietitians)
- palliative care
- medical supplies and equipment
- access to long-term care homes
- access to supported living (adult day programs, supportive housing, retirement homes and assisted living)
- health support in the school
- specialized services for people living with specific health conditions including acquired brain injury service access and coordination
- information and referral to other community supports
Children's Health Services
Special health services for children in home and school environment including public, private or home-based schools, supports children when health care provision is essential to student's participation and development in school programs
Mental Health and Addictions Nurses
Assessment, intervention and support for students and families with mental health and or addiction issues, including consultation for school staff as appropriate
Placement Services
Determine eligibility for admission to long-term care facilities and prioritize and manage the admission process; support and information for applicants and their families prior to and during admission process
Nursing Clinics
Services for ambulatory patients at community clinics
Supported Living
Information and/or assessment for Adult Day Programs (ADS), Retirement Homes, Supports for Daily Living or Supportive Housing
Health Care Connect
Referral to family health care providers who may be accepting new patients, for registered program participants (individuals and families) who do not have a family physician
Hospice Palliative Helpline: 905-667-1865
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Palliative care is a type of care that helps to improve the quality of life for patients and their caregivers who are living with an advanced illness * this approach to care promotes comfort and provides support to patients and their caregivers
The goal of palliative care is to:
- identify symptoms early and provide relief for physical symptoms such as pain or shortness of breath
- offer support for psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patient and the caregiver
- help patients and their caregivers identify what is important to them as well as plan for and cope with changes
- provide support in making a plan for decisions about future health care
- provide grief and bereavement support
- private, basic accommodation, capacity 160
- cluster area for Italian residents
- palliative care
- secure special care unit for those demonstrating signs of Alzheimer Disease
- social and recreation programs
- therapies, including physiotherapy, podiatrist
- commercial
905-855-9090
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Health care services offered at home, at school, and in the community, as well as access to supported living programs and long-term care * care coordinators work with people in the community or leaving the hospital to determine what help is needed and arrange for care
Services available to eligible patients may include:
- nursing
- nurse practitioner
- personal support
- physiotherapy and occupational therapy
- speech and language therapy
- social work
- nutrition and food counselling (dietitians)
- palliative care
- medical supplies and equipment
- access to long-term care homes
- access to supported living (adult day programs, supportive housing, retirement homes and assisted living)
- health support in the school
- specialized services for people living with specific health conditions
- referral to other community supports
Information and Referral - thehealthline.ca provides online access to health care information and services in Ontario, or call the referral phone service at 310-2222 - in English or 310-2272 - in French
Children's Health Services - Special health services for children in both the home and school environment * supports children when health care provision is essential to a student's participation and development in school programs * services are provided within public, private or home-based schools
Health Care Connect - Refers people who do not have a doctor to a family health care provider who may be accepting new patients * once registered, program participants are assigned to a Care Connector employed by the Home and Community Care Support Services * Care Connectors work with family doctors and nurse practitioners who are accepting new patients
In-Home Services - Health care services to people in their own homes
Mental Health and Addictions Nurses - Assessments, interventions and support to students and families with mental health and or addiction issues * consultation to school staff in regards to mental health and/or addiction issues as appropriate
Placement Services - Determine eligibility for admission to long-term care facilities and prioritize and manage the admission process * support and information is provided to applicants and their families prior to and during the admission process
Nursing Clinics - Nursing services for ambulatory patients at clinics located in the community
Supported Living - Information and/or assessment for Adult Day Programs (ADS), Retirement Homes, Supports for Daily Living or Supportive Housing
Homecare services include:
- dietetics
- nursing
- occupational therapy
- physiotherapy
- speech language pathology
- personal support
- home support
- social work
Clinic services include:
- Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) therapy
- heart health test (AngioDefender)
- physiotherapy
OHIP-insured physiotherapy clinic
Services and Programs:
- KeepingConnected
905-338-4635
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The different clinics are:
- Chemotherapy Suite
- Cancer Consultation Clinic
- Radiation Consultation Clinic
To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
905-845-2571 ext 3524
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Provides a transitional level of care when a patient no longer requires the hospital's acute care services * services are provided by an interdisciplinary health team for people with medically complex, nursing, and therapeutic needs * focus of the Complex Transitional Care (CTC) is to develop a plan of care that would enhance quality of life and facilitate discharge to a lighter level of care
Short Term Complex Medical Management (SCMM) - Medically complex and specialized services to increase activity tolerance and progress functioning overall
Long Term Complex Medical Management (LCMM) - Medically complex and specialized services offered over an extended period of time to maintain and/or slow the rate of patients' functional losses
Palliative Care - Symptom management and comfort care for people with a life-limiting illness
In order to be considered for admission to CTC, the care of patients must exceed the capability or provision of community services or those services found in a long-term care facility
