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- nursing
- therapy
- personal support
- attendant care
- homemaking services
Services offered in private homes, long-term care homes, group homes, hospitals, and community settings
Office: 905-521-2100 x12250
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*care geared towards older adults such as living assistance including bathing, feeding, dressing as well as rehabilitation including occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Also provides assistance in nursing needs and footcare.
*support for family caregivers.
*community support and education in health care for aboriginal persons.
*driver's assessment and training for older adults.
See Services and Programs for a full list of supported services.
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Provides consultation, chemotherapy treatment and follow-up care to patients with a variety of cancers
- associated with the Juravinski Cancer Centre and part of the Cancer Care Ontario regional system
- also provides Outpatient Palliative Care support for patients and families
Personal care
- Exercise and range of motion
- Transferring
- Feeding
- Fall prevention
- Medication reminders
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Shopping and errands
- Laundry
- Alzheimer's
- Dimentia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Hip Replacement
- Stroke
* Personal Support Workers (PSW)
* companionship workers
Staffing hours:
* hourly
* overnight
* live-in
* Veterans Affairs Canada approved Veterans Independence Program (VIP) provider
1. 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
2. Errands and Appointments
* errand running/shopping assistance
* escort programs
* medical appointments transportation
3. Other Home Health Care Case Management
* long term home health care
* palliative care
Podiatry/foot care:
* general foot/nail care
4. Respite
* adult respite care
* children's respite care
Palliative care, companionship, respite care, and emotional support to individuals and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
- team of staff and volunteers provide palliative care in a home-like setting, meeting people's physical, emotional and spiritual needs
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
* Personal Support Worker (PSW)
* companionship workers
Staffing hours:
* shifts
* overnight
1. 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
2. Errands and appointments
* errand running/shopping assistance
* escort programs
* medical appointments transportation
3. 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
4. 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
5. Therapies
* occupational therapy
6. Respite
* adult respite care
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* Personal Support Worker (PSW)
Staffing hours:
* shifts
* overnight
* live-in
1. In Home Assistance
Homemaker assistance:
* menu planning
* budgeting
* shopping
* in home meal preparation
* light housekeeping
Personal Care:
* personal hygiene
* dressing
* mobility
* transfers/seating
* toileting
* changing beds
* reminding
* directing activities of daily living
* medication reminders
2. Errands and appointments
* errand running/shopping assistance
* escort programs
* medical appointments transportation
3. In Home Nursing Care
* home nursing such as diabetic visits and wound care
* medication administration
4. Other Home Health Care Case Management
* Alzheimer's and dementia care
* palliative care
* post-op (knee surgery, hip surgery in-home transition)
5. Respite
* adult respite care
* children's respite care
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
* Personal Support Worker (PSW)
Staffing hours:
* shifts
* overnight
* live-in
1. In Home Assistance
Friendly visiting
Homemaker assistance:
* in home meal preparation
* light housekeeping
Personal care:
* personal hygiene
* dressing
* mobility
* transfers/seating
* toileting
* changing beds
* directing activities of daily living
* medication reminders
2. Errands and Appointments
* medical appointments transportation
3. In Home Nursing Care
* home nursing
* geriatric home nursing
* medical/surgical home nursing
* pediatric home nursing
* medication administration
4. 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
* diabetic foot care with an RN/RPN
5. Respite
* adult respite care
* children's respite care
Hospice Care
- hospice coordinators meet with clients and caregivers in their home to understand their physical and emotional needs * they listen, support, educate and connect to resources in the community
- trained volunteers can provide much needed respite for caregivers, practical assistance and a listening ear
- in-home wellness services include complementary therapies and music therapy
Bereavement support:
- bereavement support request available online
- one-on-one visits
- support groups: spousal/partner loss; adult child loss; drop-in group (Milton)
- bereavement resource library in the Oakville office * bereavement newsletter
- information on the grieving process
- virtual bereavement support group for those grieving the death of a loved one
- bereavement walking group in Oakville and in the summer for people grieving the loss of a loved one
- to register contact Carole La Tour 1-800-387-7127 ext 2312 (Oakville) or Nina Page ext 2316 (Burlington) or Melinda Brown ext 2320 (Milton and Halton Hills)
Hospice Palliative Helpline: 905-667-1865
- confidential counselling and emotional support by phone or video conference
- provide/share resources
- facilitate conversations about the goals and plan of care for end of life
- address challenges and support emotional well being
- support, information and education about grief, and spiritual distress
- support for palliative care clinical questions by a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Group meals and social activities provided at a central location
Hot meals delivered five days per week in Cayuga and seven days per week in Caledonia
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
Companionship, respite care, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
Peer support and discussion for caregivers, including family and friends
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
905-338-4635
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The different clinics are:
- Chemotherapy Suite
- Cancer Consultation Clinic
- Radiation Consultation Clinic
Services include:
- personal care (bathing/showering, grooming, dressing, toileting or incontinence care, mobility assistance, medication reminder)
- home support (meal preparation, grocery assistance, laundry, light housekeeping, household errands)
- companionship
- transportation for medical appointments or for social activities such as banking, grocery shopping, visiting a friend, etc.
- mobile non-medical foot care services (Mississauga, Brampton and Etobicoke West)
- respite care (caregiver relief) services
- palliative care
- care for people with Alzheimer's and dementia
- rehabilitation services (orthopedic, cardiac rehab, neurological conditions, etc)
- chronic disease management
- post-operative care
- 24/7 care
Private home health care agency providing registered nursing visits, nursing care, personal support workers, 24-hour live-in care, overnight caregiving, homemakers and companions * also provides additional support in hospital and in residence
Services include:
- Nursing visits / Nursing care
- Surgical, oncology, psychiatric, rehabilitative/restorative, palliative/hospice care
- Personal care - personal hygiene, dressing, mobility, transfers/seating, toileting, changing beds, nutrition/food preparation, cueing, reminding, directing activities of daily living
- Homemaker assistance - housekeeping, laundry, budgeting, in home meal preparation
- Errands and appointments - errand running, shopping assistance, medical and social appointments escort program
- Transportation services for seniors - driver companions can accommodate seniors with walkers and collapsible wheelchairs
- Companionship for seniors, friendly visiting
- Adult respite care - providing relief for family members who need to step away from their care-giving roll for a short period of rest
- Memory loss and progressive disorders - care for those living with Alzheimer's and other forms of age-related Dementia
- 24-hour live-in care - overnight care giving
- Veterans Independence Program (VIP) provider - Veterans Affairs Canada approved
- nursing care (provided in the client's home, in retirement home or long term care facility)
- personal care * all our Personal Support Workers have CPR and First Aid
- companion services such as accompanying to appointments, assisting with errands, cleaning, laundry, shopping assistance, daily check-ins, etc.
- foot care * foot care nurse can help reduce calluses, corns and trim deformed/thickened nails
- wound care management (acute wounds, chronic wounds, surgical wounds, diabetic ulcers, ostomy sites)
- respite care
- dementia care
- palliative care (specialized care for clients with terminal illness or end-of-life care)
- free in-home consult
All staff are trained in Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in dementia care
Companionship and home helper
- meal preparation
- medication reminder
- accompany to medical appointments
- grocery shopping
- laundry and linen
- light housekeeping
- companionship and socializing
Personal services
- bathing
- dressing
- incontinence care
- mobility assistance
Alzheimer's or other dementia care
- managing behavioral symptoms
- encouraging engagement
- assist with activities of daily living
- keeping seniors safe
- respite care for family caregivers
Transportation services
- doctor appointments
- worship services
- senior centres
- fitness classes
- club events
- volunteer meetings, etc.
Other home health care case management
- long term home health care
- in home hospice (end of life) care
- palliative care
- overnight and live-in care also available
- free consultation
Services include:
- nursing care, senior care
- companionship and homemaking
- shopping, errands and outings
- escort to medical, dental, foot care and other appointments
- physical assistance - getting dressed, help with walking, transferring and positioning
- personal care - bathroom assistance, eating assistance, medication management and palliative care
- hygiene - bathing, personal grooming and oral care
- nursing - wound management, post-surgical and chronic condition care
- physical therapy and rehabilitation
- occupational therapy
- hospital to home transition support
- respite care
- specialty care (Alzheimer's and dementia care, diabetes, and Parkinson's)
- hospice/palliative support and end-of-life care
Personal care services
- bathing, grooming, and hygiene
- mobility assistance
- transferring and positioning
- toileting and incontinence care
- feeding and special diet
Home companionship and care services
- conversation and companionship
- meal preparation
- laundry
- light housekeeping
- grocery shopping/errands
- medication reminders
- incidental transportation and transportation to medical appointments
- live-in services and 24-hour care available
- end-of-life care
- respite care
In-home nursing services
- administering medications such as oral and topical medications, eye and eardrops, injections, nebulizers, inhalants and oxygen
- filling insulin syringes, interpreting blood sugar results, drawing and/or mixing insulin for future injections
- wound care
- blood samples
- post-operative care
- maintaining ostomy and catheter hygiene
- care training for family members