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Located near Milton
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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
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)
- 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
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
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
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
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
- 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
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
905-858-0285 or 289-290-2602
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Home support includes:
- personal care
- homemaking
- companion aide
- palliative care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
Nursing includes:
- wound care
- intravenous care
- palliative care
- acute care post hospitalization
- chronic disease management
- pediatric services
- mental health
- foot care services (in-home foot care available)
- school health
Respite care:
- provided for shorter or longer periods of time
- right level of staff to meet the care and support needs
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
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
- memory clinic
- free seasonal flu shots by appointment
- medical lab by appointment only * call the lab from the parking lot at 905-842-7154 ext 242 when coming in for blood work
- acute care
- normal development, prevention and screening * care of healthy people, detection of conditions which may not be apparent yet
- palliative care
Practice focused on fully coordinated, comprehensive and continuity of care through preventive care measures, chronic disease management, mental health counselling, integration with Home and Community Care Support Services Mississauga Halton, electronic medical record, availability for same day appointments (Advanced Access), coordination and integration with pharmacist
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Program - Sessions to learn ongoing self-care * includes information about coping, health guidelines, medication usage, working with health professionals, and informed treatment decisions
Personal care services:
- companionship
- meal preparation (prepare hot meals, assist with light clean up after meals)
- grocery shopping and errands
- medication reminders
- light housekeeping (laundry, vacuuming, mopping floors, sweeping, dusting, cleaning bathrooms and cleaning up the kitchen)
- fall prevention
- foot care
- respite care
- bathing and dressing
Medical services:
- nursing services (medication administration, intravenous therapy, dressing changes, ventilator care, pain and symptom management, post-op care, chronic disease management, etc.) including Nurse Practitioner Program (diagnosis and treatment for common illnesses and injuries, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescriptions for medications, counselling and health education, specialist referrals, etc.)
- serious injury care
- end-of-life/palliative care
- therapy and rehabilitation services
- postpartum care
Dementia Care Services:
- offers personalized care services for clients living with dementia or Alzheimer's to meet their every need
* 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
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
