Searching for Supportive (semi-independent) Housing

150 suites of Retirement Living - with Independent (studio, 1 br, 1 br + den, 2 br) Assisted Living lifestyles, and secured Memory Care neighbourhoods (including shared accommodation) * Complex care including two-person assist, mechanical lift and end of days palliative care

Assisted living with 24-hour personal care

• bathing, dressing, grooming
• toileting
• feeding
• meal preparation
• light housekeeping

Provides living accommodation and care services for seniors who range from fully independent to requiring complete long term care assistance * specializes in Memory Care and recognizes the special needs of people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory loss

Road Home Program
Designed to provide temporary care for individuals coming from a hospital or rehabilitation centre * it is a bundled rate (check with residence for pricing and program details) that includes:

• personalized care
• medication administration/management
• staff 24 hrs
• furnished semi private suite
• all meals
• housekeeping and laundry services

Community Support Services: supports individuals with intellectual disabilities of all ages and their families in accessing resources and opportunities in their community including:

• individualized guidance and support: immediate assistance (no w/l)
• education and self help workshops/groups
• respite options: March Break and Summer Camps for Children, Youth, and Adults in Stouffville, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan * weeknight and weekend programs are offered on an as needed basis
• parent operated programs: led and driven by parents and participants to create program options with the support and guidance of CLYS Coordinators

The Community Support staff offer services in a variety of languages including:
Cantonese; Mandarin; Hindi; Punjabi; Urdu and Tamil. Contacts:

Winny Ho (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110, ext 382
who@communitylivingsouth.ca
Crystie Lau (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110 ext 267
clau@ommunitylivingyorksouth.ca
Puja Jit (Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu) at 905-884-9110 ext 640
pjit@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Athavi Kugathasn (Tamil) at 905-884-9110 ext 703
akugathasan@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Project Search: Offered to participants nearing or at the end of completing high school * program includes: in-class facilitation, on-site support, one to one supports regarding employment (ie. job coaching)Contact Ellie Siegel at 416-606-9058
esiegel@communitylivingyorksouth.ca


For Service Options:
Marketplace: provides a selection of group educational courses, social activities and recreational opportunities for adults in collaboration with local municipalities and school boards
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext. 380

Learning Academy: offers an educationally-based curriculum, with a focus on the practice and improvement of various literacy skills and community based activities * It is offered in two locations: Vaughan and Richmond Hill
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext. 380

Residential and Day support:
The following services are available through Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) through the Regional Prioritization Process (https://www.dsontario.ca/):
Residential Services: Group Homes, Supported Independent Living, Community Participation Programs

Designated supportive housing building with 15-hour on-site supervised care and support services to assist frail older adults and adults with physical and multiple disabilities

• essential homemaking and personal care
• 24-hour emergency response system

COVID-19 -- maintain all essential services including supportive housing, assisted living, home care, transportation for essential visits, providing hot meals, frozen meals and food hampers to seniors and people needing isolation

• 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

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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

Chinese Bereavement Services -- culturally specific bereavement services, individual support and self help group

• public education, seminars, workshops, information and referral

Chronic Disease Self Management Program -- 6 week workshop for adults with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis

• 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

Community Outreach -- outreach programs for those living in seniors apartments and suburban areas, retirement groups,seniors self help groups

• community, wellness and health education
• caregiver support, volunteer development

Community support services -- escort to medical appointments, telephone security checks, friendly visiting, hospice visiting, grocery shopping, client intervention and assistance -- free

• congregate dining -- fee, subsidies available
• transportation -- fee
• referrals, follow up

Elder Abuse Prevention Program -- Chinese Elder Abuse Helpline 416-502-2321, elder abuse education, supportive counselling

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

Transitional Care Respite Stay Program -- short stay transitional care for individuals recuperating from illness/hospitalization and respite (caregiver relief) -- fee

Integrated Dialysis Care Program -- Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses visit home peritoneal dialysis patients at their home

• health maintenance, nutritional counselling

Supportive housing services -- for seniors requiring higher level of care, 24 hour on site services at Alexandra Park Apartments and Tam O'Shanter Towers, emergency response services

Wellness and Social Program -- social, recreational and educational programs for persons 50 years and older, drop-in centre, friendship groups, interest classes, outings

Assisted living apartments with 24 hour personal care

• medication monitoring
• assistance with the activities of daily living
• bathing, dressing, grooming
• simple wound dressings
• blood sugar and blood pressure monitoring
• basic homemaking
• laundry
• light housekeeping

10 units assisted living supportive housing with 24-hour personal care

• bathing, dressing, grooming
• toileting
• feeding
• meal preparation
• light housekeeping

Client services include information and referral, short term supportive counselling and psychotherapy, case management, and supportive housing program (see Eligibility)

• wrap-around mental health supports and services for youth in ethnospecific communities, including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Cambodian newcomer youth
• advocacy, leadership and life skills training
• psychosocial recreation and education activities
• peer support and self help groups
• support groups for family members
• volunteer opportunities

General community education
Holistic health education, mental health promotion, and consultation and educational services to agencies and professionals on ethnospecific mental health issues

Designated supportive housing building with 24-hour on-site personal care and support services to assist frail older adults 65 years and older and adults with physical, functional or cognitive concerns

Eligibility for clients to receive supportive housing services is determined by the inter RAI Community Health Assessment * health care professionals, both internal and external, can make referrals for service initiation * limited supportive housing client spaces available annually

Services include:

• safety reassurance
• 24-hour emergency response
• medication reminding
• light meal preparation
• assistance with personal care
• light homemaking and laundry
• socialization
• care management
• supervised exercise

This program offers one-on-one care management alongside safe, affordable and secure housing for older adults living with mental health and substance use * Together with a care manager, under a harm reduction framework, older adults work towards independent living and towards better health, social and economic outcomes.

Services provided:

• meal preparation
• personal care
• medication reminder
• assistance with mobility
• security checks
• emergency response

Offers independent living retirement suites in a country setting in the Richmond Hill community * Hilltop Place is single storey residence is set in a tranquil location backing onto the moraine * neighboring Brookside Court offers assisted living as well as a secured living floor for those requiring specialized dementia care support * Brookside Court offers an intimate setting nestled in a natural setting backing onto a pituresque brook

Apartment with 24-hour personal care

• bathing, dressing, bowel/bladder assistance
• meal preparation and eating
• medication assistance
• assistance with complex routines including assisting people who are ventilator dependent or use j/g tubes
• assistance with all activities of daily living

Co-housing structure of living for up to five women experiencing memory loss or other symptoms related to Dementia * philosophy of Butterfly model and Montessori approaches to our program * promoting quality of care at an affordable shared cost * respite care is now being offered to those in the community connections day program

Offer various programs * type of programs:
Community Connections: Senior: Senior women 80+ with Dementia
Mondays 11am-3pm

Community Connection: Women with dementia and their caregivers
Wednesdays and Fridays 11am-3pm

Community Connection: Young onset Day Program
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am-3pm

Overnight respite weekends: Available to day program clients on a scheduled basis

Services and Programs:

• Community Connection - Adult Day Program
• Overnight Respite Care
• Young Onset Dementia - Community Connections Group

Community Support Services: supports individuals with intellectual disabilities of all ages and their families in accessing resources and opportunities in their community including:

• individualized guidance and support: immediate assistance (no w/l)
• education and self help workshops/groups
• respite options: March Break and Summer Camps for Children, Youth, and Adults in Stouffville, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan * weeknight and weekend programs are offered on an as needed basis
• parent operated programs: led and driven by parents and participants to create program options with the support and guidance of CLYS Coordinators

The Community Support staff offer services in a variety of languages including:
Cantonese; Mandarin; Hindi; Punjabi; Urdu and Tamil. Contacts:

Winny Ho (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110, ext 382
who@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Crystie Lau (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110 ext 267
clau@@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Puja Jit (Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu) at 905-884-9110 ext 640
pjit@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Athavi Kugathasan (Tamil) at 905-884-9110 ext 703
akugathasan@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Project Search: offered to participants nearing or at the end of completing high school * program includes: in-class facilitation, on-site support, one to one supports regarding employment (ie. job coaching)Contact Ellie Siegel at 416-606-9058
esiegel@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Fee For Service Options:
Marketplace: provides a selection of group educational courses, social activities and recreational opportunities for adults in collaboration with local municipalities and school boards
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext 380
cjohnston@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Learning Academy: offers an educationally-based curriculum, with a focus on the practice and improvement of various literacy skills and community based activities * It is offered in two locations: Vaughan and Richmond Hill
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext 380
cjohnston@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Residential and Day support:
The following services are available through Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) through the Regional Prioritization Process (https://www.dsontario.ca/):
Residential Services: Group Homes, Supported Independent Living, Community Participation Programs

Services and Programs:

• Markham
• Vaughan

263 seniors one and two bedroom apartments * 66 apartments available on a rent geared to income basis * building amenities include:

• lounge on each floor
• landscaped garden courtyard
• multi-purpose recreation room
• heated indoor swimming pool
• fitness room
• on-site hair salon
• coin-operated laundry rooms and library

Each apartment has a 4-piece bathroom with grab bars, kitchenette with a stove, refrigerator, sink and pantry (or separate kitchen in some rooms), convenient storage closet, private balcony, individual base-board heating thermostat, wall-to-wall carpeting, window drapes, wall sleeve for air conditioning unit, entry phone, and security channel viewing

Professional wellness services with access to numerous health services such as foot care, vision care, hearing, dental, ultrasound, dermatologist, dietician, massage therapy, Alzheimer Clinic and organized outings and events are also offered

144 Suites Retirement Residence offering independent and assisted living * Christian environment

Assisted Living (Floors 3-5) - Offers single and double occupancy suites, ranging from 215 to 590 square feet with three meals per day and snacks, weekly housekeeping and laundry of linens and towels, emergency response and some care included. Additional care support available for a fee.

Retirement Living (Second Floor) - Offers single and double occupancy suites ranging from 256 to 757 square feet with three meals per day and snacks, weekly housekeeping and laundry of linens and towels, and emergency response included. Care support available for additional fees.

Designated supportive housing building with daily on-site personal care and support services to assist frail adults aged 65 years and older with physical, functional or cognitive concerns

Eligibility for clients to receive supportive housing service is determined by the interRAI Community Health Assessment * health care professionals, both internal and external, can make referrals for service initiation * limited supportive housing client spaces available annually

Services include:

• safety reassurance
• assistance with personal care
• light homemaking and laundry
• light meal preparation
• medication reminding
• socialization
• case management
• supervised exercise

COVID19 -- programs by Zoom include Family Support Group, Art Expression Group for Caregivers and those with mental illness, Peer Group Recreation with a Recreation Therapist for individuals with a severe mental illness * family caregivers seeking support and information may email secretary@home-on-the-hill.ca for a telephone appointment * Home on the Hill caregivers may be eligible for a subsidy for Anosognosia Education through LEAP training

Supportive housing -- supported living and support services for individuals with severe mental health disorders and their families and caregivers

• public education series four times per year, mental health professionals give lectures on mental health disorders with subjects include diet and exercise, anxiety and depression, schizophrenia, psychotic illness, bi-polar disorder, relationship between marijuana use and psychosis, and lived experience

Family support group for the families of those with serious mental health disorders

• advocacy and support to families supporting loved ones with serious mental disorders

Respite services to families and family members with serious mental disorders

Housing units at two sites

Outreach weekly * cooking program at St Mary's Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge St, Richmond Hill

Client services include information and referral, short term supportive counselling and psychotherapy, case management, and supportive housing program (see Eligibility)

• wrap-around mental health supports and services for youth in ethnospecific communities, including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Cambodian newcomer youth
• advocacy, leadership and life skills training
• psychosocial recreation and education activities
• peer support and self help groups
• support groups for family members
• volunteer opportunities

General community education
Holistic health education, mental health promotion, and consultation and educational services to agencies and professionals on ethnospecific mental health issues

Full service retirement community offering independent living, assisted living and MemoryPlus neighbourhood

Residential and service supports for adults with developmental and physical disabilities * respite services, day programs, recreation and adult education services available

Services and Programs:

• Butternut Lane Residence
• Cedarcrest Manor
• Farintosh Group Home
• Frances DiCarlo House
• Hagerman Corners
• St Lukes Lodge
• Tony Wong Place

Seniors apartment building operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation * the Supportive Housing Program operates within the building and provides Assisted Living Services (ALS) to residents who currently reside in the building who are 59 years of age and older and meet the program eligibility criteria * ALS includes homemaking, personal hygiene, medication reminders, laundry, meal preparation, security checks, bed making, and changing, wellness/health promotion activities * information about tenancy should be acquired through Toronto Community Housing

Long-term residential care and vocational training for adults with a developmental disability * woodworking shop, Craft Studio, dance troupe



Day Program