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Provides home health care services. All services are provided by a fully trained and bonded Senior Care Caregiver.

Services include:

• home helper and companionship care
• medication reminders
• meal preparation
• light housekeeping
• personal care
• incidental transportation and appointment accompaniment in client vehicle or by use of public transit
• respite care
• palliative care
• Alzheimer and dementia care
• help with transitioning home after a hospital stay
• also provide services to those with a disability or illness requiring assistance
• regular quality assurance visits conducted

Provides a wide range of home care services, including personal care, home support, and therapy and rehabilitation services for clients of all ages. Ranges from short-term help after a hospital stay, to ongoing support with day-to-day tasks and activities to 24-hour supervision.

Services include: elder care * pediatric and children care * post-hospital care * complex care * end-of-life care * caregiver relief * companion services * occupational therapy * physiotherapy * speech language pathology * social work * nursing

This program provides minimal support staffing assistance (based on need) to adults living independently in the community. The assistance includes help with budgeting, cleaning, shopping, counselling, cooking and leisure time usage.

Home-workers provide light housekeeping, laundry, occasional meal preparation, and grocery shopping. The same home-worker is assigned to a client on a regular and consistent schedule. Services are available on weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis for a minimum of two hours. Client must supply all cleaning products and equipment.

Note: Housekeeping services are intended as maintenance cleaning. The program does not include deep cleaning.

Potential clients must call the St Catharines office to register.

CSSN screens and makes referrals to brokered workers for odd jobs, minor repairs, yard work, heavy housecleaning and decluttering, and snow removal, etc. Clients are provided with referred worker's contact information and are responsible for arranging service(s). Follow-up calls are made by the agency to ensure reliable and quality services are provided.

Potential clients must call the St Catharines office to register.

Community-based support and rehabilitation services to adults living with the effects of an acquired brain injury * family and support persons are encouraged to participate

Programs include:

• Community Outreach Support Services
• Residential Services (24-hour support)
• Supportive Housing Services (on-site staff support)
• Vocational Services (pre-employment, return-to-work, and job coaching)
• Psychological Services
• Social Work
• Therapeutic Recreational Services
• Educational opportunities for individuals and families

Offers a variety of social, wellness and outreach services to older adults 60+ who reside in Ontario and have a valid Health Card. Programs are intended to help older adults remain safe and independent at home for as long as possible. The following non-medical programs are offered to support seniors and their families and caregivers. Programs include group sessions, in-home services and online programming.

Programs/services include:

• Outreach Services
• Adult Day Program
• Respite Companion Program
• South Niagara Health and Wellness Centre
• Healthy, Safe, Strong Exercise Program
• Assisted Living
• Niagara Gatekeepers
• Niagara Aphasia Program
• Information and referral

Services offered span a full range of both medical and non-medical home care for seniors consisting of three pillars of caring:

Taking Care: companionship * outings and community experiences * meals * light housekeeping * appointment escort * physical activity * groceries and errands

Enriched Care (PSW): bathing, dressing and toileting support * meal preparation and assistance (if required) * ensure home safety * medication management (and reminders) * Alzheimer's and dementia support

Vital Care (Nursing): daily, live in, or end-of-life caring * Alzheimer's and dementia support * live-in caring * wound care/post-operative caring / complex caring * special needs caring

Other services include: meal preparation * homemaking * cleaning * personal care * appointment escort * specialized infant and child care * respite care * specimen collection for substance testing * foot care * palliative care * Alzheimer care * brain injury care.

Provides shift nursing and personal support worker care in the community. Specialized services include general nursing care, pediatric care and palliative care.

COVID-19: Fully operational. No drop-ins accepted at this time. Call ahead to book an appointment.

Health related and/or practical services to people living with or at risk of HIV, HepC or STBBIs who need assistance and wish to remain in a homelike environment. Case management, personal care and social supports are provided.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM provides support to people who have serious, persistent mental illness, who are living in the community in the setting of their choice and who, at times, require support to maintain their housing and independence. This program provides low to moderate intensity support based on individual needs.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM is designed for individuals requiring long-term intensive support and who are experiencing serious mental health issues. These individuals are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The program provides a combination of affordable housing and the ongoing, flexible supports needed to maintain housing. Consumers are linked with services, supports and resources in the broader community. The program supports over 80 housing units in the Niagara Region.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM: provides therapeutic support to clients with concurrent issues. Life skills instruction and practice is an integral part of the program. The program is time limited to a period of 3 to 6 months. Assistance with finding permanent housing is a component of this program.

A private rehabilitation service offering individualized residential, neurobehavioural and cognitive community re-entry for individuals living with the effects of an Acquired Brain Injury and related neurological conditions.

• active rehabilitation
• day treatment
• long-term living
• supported independent living
• respite care
• home services
• life skills training
• personal development
• reintegration and inclusion back into the home, community and vocation
• access to residential living (group homes)
• outreach
• supported independent living apartments
• neuropsychological assessment
• neurobehavioural rehabilitation
• cognitive rehabilitation
• behaviour management
• educational and work placement/support
• physiotherapy
• occupational and recreational therapy
• speech language therapy
• clinical neuropsychology

Offers a snow removal service for qualified seniors and persons with disabilities. The service consists of snow removal from city sidewalks fronting and abutting the homes occupied by qualified seniors and persons with disabilities. It is not for the removal of snow from snow plow windrows, driveways or any walkway to a home.

Applicants must register for the program by the end of November each year.

Provides grants of up to $3,500 to homeowners who have or are at risk of having a sanitary back-up as a result of sewer surcharging.

FLAP consists of a grant to offset the cost of eligible work, which may include:

• The installation of a backwater valve to stop sewage back-ups
• The installation of a sump pump with a back-up pump (battery or water-powered)
• The disconnection of weeping tiles from the sanitary sewer
• The re-connection of these weeping tiles to the sump pump
• All materials and labour associated with the installation of the protective devices

A non-profit, faith-based organization serving people with developmental disabilities and their families in Ontario. Supports and Services in Niagara region include residential, supported independent living, employment supports, and family home.

Offers residential and lifestyle supports including a wide range of personalized supports to people living in the community - primarily outside of their family home.

Many continue to receive support within group home settings, others reside in home-share situations or apartments.

People who access services receive supports only as needed to encourage their independence.

Supports may range from direct personal care * health care * housing help and skill building to a consultative model of support for those people involved in the Supportive Living Program.

COVID-19: Office is closed to visitors until further notice.

Will assist with individualized planning for services and supports to individuals with a developmental disability and their families. Programs include:

• Adult Support Programs
• Community Participation Services
• St Catharines Preschool Services
• Community Support Services
• Supported Living Program
• Host Family Program

CSSN screens and makes referrals to brokered workers for odd jobs, minor repairs, yard work, heavy housecleaning and decluttering, and snow removal, etc.

Clients are provided with referred worker's contact information and are responsible for arranging service(s).

Follow-up calls are made by the agency to ensure reliable and quality services are provided.

Home-workers provide light housekeeping, laundry, occasional meal preparation, and grocery shopping. The same home-worker is assigned to a client on a regular and consistent schedule. Services are available on weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis for a minimum of two hours. Client must supply all cleaning products and equipment.

Note: Housekeeping services are intended as maintenance cleaning. The program does not include deep cleaning.

Services include:

Personal Care:

• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• Palliative care
• Hospital recovery
• Cancer care
• Parkinson's/ALS/MS
• Respite care
• Bathing/showering
• Dressing/grooming
• Continence management
• Mobility assistance
• Transfers/lifting
• Overnight/live in care
• Medication/meals reminder calls

In person or virtual companionship:

• Attending outings and ceremonies; family engagements
• Read and play games
• Going on walks
• Medical appointments and accompaniment
• Grocery shopping

Home Support:

• Meal planning/preparation
• Light housekeeping; laundry; ironing; bed linens; waste disposal
• Gardening and watering plants

Offers the following services:

• Nursing care
• Brain and head injury care
• Personal care
• Foot care
• Home care
• Home help including meal preparation, homemaking, cleaning services, shopping services, companionship and escort to appointments
• Respite care, caregiver relief, and staff relief
• Palliative care, geriatric care, senior care, chronic care, neurological disease care, Alzheimer care, shared care
• Veterans Affairs Canada assessments
• Preventative health and wellness programs in the workplace and in the community including Healthy Heart, Hand Washing, First Aid, CPR, AED, Safe Walking, Babysitting Course, Safety at Home and Healthy Eating

CSSN staff member provides an individualized home assessment and summary of recommendations to promote independence and mobility. Referrals to other services can be made when required.

CSSN screens and makes referrals to brokered workers for odd jobs, minor repairs, yard work, heavy housecleaning and decluttering, and snow removal, etc.

Clients are provided with referred worker's contact information and are responsible for arranging service(s).

Follow-up calls are made by the agency to ensure reliable and quality services are provided.

Home-workers provide light housekeeping, laundry, occasional meal preparation, and grocery shopping. The same home-worker is assigned to a client on a regular and consistent schedule. Services are available on weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis for a minimum of two hours. Client must supply all cleaning products and equipment.

Note: Housekeeping services are intended as maintenance cleaning. The program does not include deep cleaning.

Provides home health care services to seniors.

Services include:

• Meal preparation and light housekeeping
• Dementia Care
• Palliative support companionship
• Accompaniment to appointments and shopping
• Overnight supervision
• Fall prevention and mobility assistance
• Caregiver relief and respite care
• Medication reminders
• Personal care