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• Provides support for Indigenous people in need of non-hospital care who are frail, vulnerable and at risk
• Meets the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of people who require care, support, information, service referrals, health education or extended support

Services offered include:

• Medical transportation services
• Medical escorts
• Referrals to community services and Friendship Centre programs
• Preparation of forms and applications
• Congregate dining services
• Home visits/friendly visitation
• Security checks (in person or over the phone)
• Caregiver support services (respite and training)
• Advocacy with community agencies
• Access to cultural activities, traditional foods, ceremonies, Elders and Healers
• Transitioning from ODSP to Old Age pension
• Locating a family doctor
• Assistance in obtaining medical equipment and supplies

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Provides information, advocacy and support to assist frail, vulnerable and at-risk elderly adults and individuals with care needs to remain in their homes as long as possible
• Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family

Community Support Services offered include but are not limited to:

• Caregiver support
• Case management
• Friendly visiting
• Service arrangement and coordination
• Transportation for medical appointments within Sudbury and/or assistance with medical appointment arrangements
• Visiting for social and safety reasons, either in person or on the phone

Offers assistance to patients who are transitioning from a hospital stay to home which may include the following:

• Assistance with transportation
• Home configuration
• Shopping
• Finding other community support services to help

Provides affordable door to door transportation for seniors or those with a disability to help them with various activities such as grocery shopping, medical appointments and social outings

NOTE: Vehicles are not equipped to accommodate wheelchairs

Provides community health services and assistance with non-insured health benefits to eligible First Nation and Inuit people

Community Health Services
Prevention programs intended to improve the health and well being of First Nation peoples are available on the following topics:

• Communicable disease control
• Maternal and child health care programs
• Chronic disease monitoring
• Care of the elderly
• School health programs
• Environmental health

Non-Insured Health Benefits
Provides assistance with accessing and making arrangements for extended health benefits, including:

• Dental care
• Medical transportation
• Medical equipment
• Medications
• Mental health counselling
• Short-term crisis intervention
• Vision care

Delivers medical transportation services and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements

• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community
• Provides transportation from/to Whitefish Lake First Nation Reserve to any medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist, specialist) outside the community in the Sudbury area
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town such as booking appointments, hotels, and completing applications for mileage compensation

Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Benefits Service claims and coordinating medical transportation for community members

• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community for members without access to a vehicle
• Provides transportation and/or assistance from/to White River First Nation to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist, specialist) in Little Current, Espanola and surrounding area
• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town such as booking appointments, hotels, and completing applications for mileage compensation

NOTE: Individuals with small children must have appropriate car seat restraints or transportation will not be provided

Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Service claims for community and Band members

• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Assists with making travel arrangements for long distance medical appointments
• Assists eligible clients with local medical trips to North Bay, Sturgeon Falls and Sudbury
• Maintains client documentation, receipts and related information

Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Benefits service claims and coordinating medical transportation for community members

• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Assists with making travel arrangements
• Maintains community health records, client documentation, receipts and related information
• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community and medical appointments out-of-town in Espanola, Sudbury and other urban centres

Responsible for coordinating medical transportation for community members

• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community for members without access to a vehicle
• Provides transportation and/or assistance from/to Wikwemikong to out-of-town medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist, specialist) in Little Current and surrounding area
• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town such as booking appointments, hotels, and completing applications for mileage compensation

Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Benefits Service claims and coordinating medical transportation for community members

• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community for members without access to a vehicle
• Provides transportation and/or assistance from/to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist, specialist) in Little Current, Espanola and surrounding area
• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town such as booking appointments, hotels, and completing applications for mileage compensation

NOTE: Individuals with small children must have appropriate car seat restraints or transportation will not be provided

Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Benefits service claims and coordinating medical transportation for community members

• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Assists with making travel arrangements
• Maintains client documentation, receipts and related information
• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community and medical appointments out-of-town in Little Current, M'Chigeeng, Espanola, Sudbury and other centres

Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Benefits service claims and coordinating medical transportation for community members

• Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
• Assists with making travel arrangements
• Maintains client documentation, receipts and related information
• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community and medical appointments out-of-town in Espanola, Sudbury and other centres

Provides affordable door to door transportation for seniors or those with a disability to help them with various activities such as grocery shopping, medical appointments and social outings

NOTE: Vehicles are not equipped to accommodate wheelchairs

Offers assistance to patients who are transitioning from a hospital stay to home which may include the following:

• Assistance with transportation
• Home configuration
• Shopping
• Finding other community support services to help

Promotes the development of good mental health and provides services for individuals with mental health issues to enrich their quality of life

Provides counselling, information and awareness activities including but not limited to:

• Abuse and addictions
• Anger issues
• Childhood trauma
• Depression
• Family violence
• Grief or loss
• Loneliness
• Stress management

Services can include:

• Advocacy including accompaniment to appointments
• Aftercare, offered on a voluntary basis for persons returning from treatment centres or abstaining on their own
• Assessments
• Counselling services for stress management and crisis intervention
• Prevention services
• Referrals to appropriate supports
• Transportation to attend mental health/addictions appointments

Psychiatric Services are NOT provided by the Mental Health Unit but available through Brian Nootchtai at the North Shore Tribal Council (NSTC), or the East Algoma Mental Health Clinic

Delivers medical transportation services and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements

• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community
• Provides transportation from/to Serpent River First Nation to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist, specialist) outside the community, usually in Blind River, Sudbury or Sault Ste Marie
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town such as booking appointments, hotels, and completing applications for mileage compensation

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Provides information, advocacy and support to assist individuals to remain in their homes as long as possible
• Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family

Community Support Services offered include:

• Caregiver support
• Case management
• Friendly visiting
• Service arrangement and coordination
• Transportation for medical appointments within Sault Ste Marie and/or assistance with medical appointment arrangements
• Visiting for social and safety reasons, either in person or on the phone