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Provides variety of information, programs and resources for persons with disabilities and education of the general public

Delivers programs including:

• Accessible Modifications
• Aphasia Services
• Assistive / Accessible Devices
• Employment Service Centre
• Life Skills and Transitional Services
• Polio / Post-polio Services
• Stroke / Brain Injury Services
• Recreation and Integration Services

Provides a variety of in-home health care services

Home Support

• Acquired Brain Injury
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• Companion Aide
• Homemaking
• Palliative Care
• Personal Care

Respite

• Respite Care

Nursing

• Chronic disease management
• Foot care
• Palliative Care
• Post hospitalization care
• Post hospitalization intravenous care
• Wound Care
• Senior wellness checks

Temporarily closed due to COVID - call Toll Free 1-800-518-0000 or email info@chs.ca for more information on virtual services

Provides employment consultants that provide personalized employment counselling and can assist with:

• Job search challenges related to hearing loss
• Career planning
• Resume and cover letter services
• Leads and referrals to potential job opportunities
• Preparing for interviews
• Arranging an interpreter or live translation of speech to text (CART) for interviews

Offers additional on the job support by working with the individual and the employer to:

• Find assistive technology and communication devices
• Identify and implement appropriate workplace accommodations for a barrier-free work environment
• Provide communication workshops for co-workers

Also provides employment services for employers and students

Temporarily closed due to COVID - call Toll Free 1-800-518-0000 or email info@chs.ca for more information on virtual services

• Provides confidential counselling, education and advocacy
• Offers family, relationship, and individual counselling

Offers counselling in the following areas:

• Deaf identity
• Depression, anxiety or bipolar issues
• Domestic violence
• Grief and loss
• Life transitions
• Parenting and family challenges
• Personal development
• Relationship difficulties
• Sexuality
• Substance use
• Trauma (present or past)

Temporarily closed due to COVID - call Toll Free 1-800-518-0000 or email info@chs.ca for more information on virtual services

Offers guidance, advocacy, support and counselling

• Provides assistance in form filling, including but not limited to government forms and applications
• Offers staff who are able to attend meetings between individuals and government case workers
• Provides information and assistance in advocating for an individual's rights
• Assists individuals who are facing challenges with government services
• Provides assessments and recommendation for communication devices

Temporarily closed due to COVID - call Toll Free 1-800-518-0000 or email info@chs.ca for more information on virtual services

Offers intervenors who provide clear and accurate auditory, visual, and environmental information to allow individuals to participate fully in all aspects of daily and community living

Provides intervenors who assist in activities including:

• Educational pursuits
• Medical appointments
• Personal business and legal affairs
• Social services
• Transportation to and from appointments

Temporarily closed due to COVID - call Toll Free 1-800-518-0000 or email info@chs.ca for more information on virtual services

Provides instruction in American Sign Language (ASL), a visual language made up of specific gestures (signs), hand shapes and facial expressions, with its own unique grammatical rules and sentence structure, used by most Deaf Canadians

• Classes are taught by qualified Deaf instructors, using Signing Naturally, a sign language curriculum that teaches both ASL and Deaf culture to help learners better understand the communication needs of the Deaf community
• Instruction is done through a no-voice teaching method including classroom instruction, role-play, workbook, and DVD
• Courses range from beginner to advanced

Provides a variety of non-medically based support services to assist people with physical disabilities, including:

• Attendant Care Supportive Housing
• Attendant Outreach
• Enhanced Congregate Care
• Loan Out Cupboard
• Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Program
• Transition to Home Program

• Operates as a physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinic
• Provides a team of sport medicine physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, registered massage therapists, and rehabilitation assistants
• Orders diagnostic imaging tests, including MRI, CT scans, or ultrasound, if required

Assesses and treats a variety of conditions, including:

• Arthritis pain
• Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
• Hand injuries
• Knee ligament injuries
• Neck and back pain
• Whiplash injuries

Programs include residential and community participation supports:

• Two group homes in Powassan.
• Enhanced Support Independent Living Program in Sundridge
• Supported Independent Living Program provides regular support to individuals living on their own in the community.
• Community Work Experience provides employment supports and guidance including job training, job placement and assessment. Individuals supported by Almaguin Highlands may be hired to do basic property maintenance such as grass cutting, raking and simple gardening, or snow shoveling
• Community Participation Program- helps individuals access recreational and leisure opportunities within their communities. Also provides assistance in the areas of personal management, social development, household management, basic academic skills, service and community awareness
• Passport Program- Administration of Passport Funds, taking care of all paperwork and recouping directly from the Passport program AHCL can aid in navigating these funds in two ways: Either by brokering services from outside qualified contract workers or by directly providing services through internal resource. This program helps adults access recreational activities within their communities and provides additional respite to care givers.
• Family Support Services Program provides assistance to families with a child under age 18 who has intellectual disabilities. Information on developmental delays, community resources, support counselling, government programs. Referral to appropriate resources. Assistance with applications and advocacy. Financial assistance
• Respite Program for adults and children
• Family Home for adults
• Transitions assists youth and young adults with an intellectual disability in transitioning from school to life and as adults in the community

Provides community based rehabilitation including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, therapeutic recreation and social work services for children and youth with physical, developmental and communication delays and disabilities and their families.

Specialized Clinics:

• Augmentative Communication
  Seating and Mobility
• Orthotics
• Developmental Clinic, Feeding and Swallowing Concerns

Fee for service clinics: Autism and Behaviour Services for children and youth up to the age of 21 years.

Addresses the needs and concerns of blind/low vision residents in Muskoka

• Support for anyone losing their sight
• Advocates on issues that impact the lives of vision impaired people

Provides community based rehabilitation including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, therapeutic recreation and social work services for children and youth with physical, developmental and communication delays and disabilities and their families. Inclusive of Autism services and Specialized Clinics.

Specialized Clinics:

• Augmentative Communication (AAC)
• Seating and Mobility
• Orthotics
• Developmental Clinic, ESDM, Feeding and Swallowing Concerns
• Ontario Autism Program (OAP)

Services for persons requiring long term health care support to promote independence and quality of life including:

24 Hour Assisted Living: for frail, high-risk seniors requiring services to prevent long hospital stays and reduce emergency room visits or permanent placement in Long Term Care. Seniors can receive personal care, homemaking, meals, assistance with medication and safety checks as needed.

24-Hour Attendant Services: to adults with physical disabilities including bathing and washing, personal grooming, mobility/transferring, meal preparation, laundry assistance, light housekeeping and grocery shopping.

Outreach Program: personal support and homemaking services for physically disabled people living in the community. Can be provided in an individual's home, work place, educational institution or at The Friends Respite Unit. Clients must be 18 years or older so they can take legal responsibility for their own care.

Respite Apartment Program: Two-bedroom fully accessible unit providing support for people requiring short term respite.

Respite Program: provides caregiver relief - services include supervision, meals and activities either in the persons home or at the Forest Hill Apartments. Service available on a daily, 24 hour basis.

Seniors' Homemaking Program: provides light housekeeping, meal preparations, security checks. Some personal care for seniors who are able to direct own care and wish to remain in their own home.

Post Stoke Program: helps individuals who have had stroke get back to daily activities with support of a Community Navigator.

Adult Day Away Program: provides social and recreational activities in group settings for seniors and adults with physical disabilities and those suffering from age related dementia including Alzheimer's. Program offer respite to caregivers. Rides to the programs may be able to be arranged. Call for locations and times. Fee of $15 - virtual programming is free. Groups run Thursdays from 9 am-3 pm

Caregiver Support Program: provides education, peer support, group and one-on-one support for family caregivers.

Accessible Housing: in Parry Sound and Muskoka providing 24-hour support, call for application.

P.A.T.H. (Priority Assistance to Transition Home) provides transportation and trained PSW attendant to assist in transitioning home from hospital

Functions as the regional office for Northern Ontario

Assistive Technology Services

• Sells specialized technology and products to assist with tasks of daily living
• Provides information about the availability, selection, use and purchase of devices
• Accessible catalogues can be ordered via telephone
• Local offices can provide in person training and technical support
• Access to online webstore here

Emotional and Wellness Support

• Provides a venue to discuss work, home life, activities of daily living, or leisure and community participation, through support groups, the Vision Mate program and immediate, confidential telephone support through the Helpline

Independent Living Services and Independent Travel Instruction

• Specialists provide instruction and assistance to build everyday skills and confidence in one-on-one or group settings to learn to live and travel with vision loss

Library

• Provides access to material in Braille, print Braille, talking books; descriptive videos; newspapers, and magazines
• Browse the digital collection online here

• Provides Stage 1 hearing screening for newborn infants
• Provides audiology services for those who are deemed high risk for hearing loss and/or have a referral to the program
• Offers communication development intervention through auditory verbal therapists, sign language instructors, speech language pathology services or a combination of the above mentioned services
• Offers family support services

North Bay Regional Health Centre is the lead agency for the Northeast Infant Hearing Program (IHP) and provides Regional Training and Coordination of all the Northeast IHP screeners

Provides a variety of information, programs, and resources for persons with disabilities and education of the general public

Delivers programs including:

• Accessible Modifications
• Aphasia Services
• Assistive / Accessible Devices
• Employment Service Centre
• Life Skills and Transitional Services
• Polio / Post-polio Services
• Stroke / Brain Injury Services
• Recreation and Integration Services

• Provides confidential counselling, education, advocacy
• Offers family, relationship, and individual counselling

Offers counselling in the following areas:

• Deaf identity
• Depression, anxiety or bipolar issues
• Domestic violence
• Grief and loss
• Life transitions
• Parenting and family challenges
• Personal development
• Relationship difficulties
• Sexuality
• Substance use
• Trauma (present or past)

• Assists individuals who suffer from a hearing loss improve their communication with family and friends, stay involved in social activities, and remain safe and independent at home
• Educates care providers, service providers, and support groups on how to provide accessible services for individuals with hearing loss

Provides a variety of services, including:

Communication Devices

• Provides information, demonstrations, and assistance with assistive listening technology, specialized telephones, and alerting devices

Education

• Provides family support and communication training, self-help and support groups, and in-service training to home-support providers

Home Visits

• Provides in-home counselling to individuals, families, and other caregivers related to coping with a hearing loss
• Helps with the use, care, and maintenance of hearing aids
• Provides referrals to other community services

• Provides a step-by-step approach to coping with hearing loss and improving communication skills
• Provides information about physical and technical aspects of hearing loss

Helps individuals learn about:

• Assertiveness training and stress management
• Hearing loss and hearing aids
• Communication devices
• Speech reading and communication strategies

Provides hearing testing through the use of an audiogram to determine degree and type of hearing loss

• Provides advice and counselling about all major hearing devices on the market to enable individual to make the best choice
• Offers advice about the benefits and limitations of the hearing aid, how to best use it and how to clean and maintain it
• Provides a 60-day trial period on all hearing aids
• Offers a home visitation program for seniors
• Provides hearing aid programming/setting
• Offers servicing and repair of hearing aids either locally or through manufacturer
• Provides consultations and possible helps for individuals with tinnitus; gives referrals to other medical professionals and testing

Offers intervenors who provide clear and accurate auditory, visual, and environmental information to allow individuals to participate fully in all aspects of daily and community living

Provides intervenors who assist in activities including:

• Educational pursuits
• Medical appointments
• Personal business and legal affairs
• Social services
• Transportation to and from appointments

Offers guidance, advocacy, support and counselling

• Provides assistance in form filling, including but not limited to government forms and applications
• Offers staff who are able to attend meetings between individuals and government case workers
• Provides information and assistance in advocating for an individual's rights
• Assists individuals who are facing challenges with government services
• Provides assessments and recommendation for communication devices