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Assists with routine household activities such as light housekeeping and laundry

• Provides personal support workers to assist individuals with personal care, housekeeping, and laundry
• Helps individuals remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible

Assistance is provided for the following:

Personal Care

• Help with bathing, transferring, grooming, medication assistance, and other activities of daily living

Meal Assistance

• Helps with heating and serving a meal that was prepared in advance

Housekeeping

• Helps with vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens, and mopping floors
• Scheduled according to a service plan
• Assistance with laundry

Formerly Community Care Access Centre

• Assists clients to plan and make informed choices about managing their health care needs or those of someone they care for
• Coordinates information about other services available within the community and links clients with these services when appropriate
• Determines access to health care services provided in the home
• Determines admission to long term care facilities (homes for the aged, nursing homes)
• Determines access to health support services provided in schools for children with special needs
• Maintains an ongoing waiting list for placement, programs and services

Offers assistance to patients who are transitioning from a hospital stay to home which may include the following:

• Assistance with transportation
• Home configuration
• Shopping
• Finding other community support services to help

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

• Provides support services to individuals residing in the community
• Offers varying amounts of support and is based on an individual's needs
• Supports required are determined by the individual receiving supports and their families

Types of support offered include:

• Accessing community resources
• Assistance with appointments
• Home maintenance
• Landlord and tenant negotiations
• Money handling and budgeting
• Meal preparation assistance
• Shopping

Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes to allow them to live independently for as long as possible

Provides the following services through a Case Manager/Nurse, Personal Support Workers and Homemakers:

• Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
• Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
• Home care nursing duties
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing and bathing
• Basic foot care
• Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Respite for family members and caregivers
• Security checks
• Help with light outdoor/yard work
• Loan of small number of health care aids such as crutches; available on a first- come basis

Formerly Community Care Access Centre

• Assists clients to plan and make informed choices about managing their health care needs or those of someone they care for
• Coordinates information about other services available within the community and links clients with these services when appropriate
• Determines access to health care services provided in the home
• Determines admission to long term care facilities (homes for the aged, nursing homes)
• Determines access to health support services provided in schools for children with special needs
• Maintains an ongoing waiting list for placement, programs and services

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

Offers various services to seniors including the following:

Community Dining Program

• Offers one meal per week in their community
• Provides transportation if required, for social activity to clients who would not be able to attend without assistance

Emergency Response Systems

• Provides an electronic device in a client's home that enables clients to communicate in an emergency
• Provides a 24-hour service

Friendly Visiting

• Provides a check up call, personal or telephone contact to seniors living alone

Homemaking

• Assists with routine household activities such as light housekeeping, meal preparation and laundry

Meals on Wheels

• Delivers hot and frozen meals for lunch to individuals to assist in meeting their nutritional needs
• Provides social contact and a health and safety check of the client at the time of the meal delivery
• Provides one meal per week or up to 5 daily meals per week
• Accommodates special diets such as diabetic diet, food allergies and/or tolerances etc

Respite Service

• Provides in-home service to enable family and friends to have relief from their caregiving role and to help relieve stress placed on family relationships

Supportive Housing

• Provides designated housing for an average of 50 clients with the ability to expand as the need arises, and includes personal support, medications reminder, homemaking, meal preparation
• Provides 24-hour attendant service and emergency response service

Transportation

• Provides transportation to medical, dental, and vision appointments as well as to clinics and hospitals
• Volunteers assist individuals with entering and exiting the vehicle or building and with packages
• Recommends advance notice of 2 to 3 days for booking transportation

Formerly Community Care Access Centre

• Assists clients to plan and make informed choices about managing their health care needs or those of someone they care for
• Coordinates information about other services available within the community and links clients with these services when appropriate
• Determines access to health care services provided in the home
• Determines admission to long term care facilities (homes for the aged, nursing homes)
• Determines access to health support services provided in schools for children with special needs
• Maintains an ongoing waiting list for placement, programs and services

Provides in home non-medical support services including:

• housecleaning
• grocery shopping
• menu planning and meal preparation
• dog walking
• companion visits
• daytime respite visits to allow caregiver time away

Free initial consultation

Provides on-going or short-term support services to assist elders to remain in their homes as long as possible

• Provides assistance with household chores, light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and needs in the home as they arise
• Provides household support for heavy and seasonal housecleaning as well as light home maintenance work
• Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family
• Acts as a social support for isolated or ill individuals

Oversees the operations and maintenance of community infrastructure and related services

Performs a variety of tasks and maintenance operations including:

• Maintenance and upkeep of Band property and equipment
• Updating the community Asset Condition Reporting system (ACRS)
• Roads maintenance and grading
• Landscaping and community beautification
• Grass cutting of all elders homes, community buildings, park, playground, and CMHC housing units
• Street lighting
• Repairs and maintenance of public buildings
• Snow removal
• Upkeep of public spaces and grounds
• Collection of community household garbage once per week
• Maintenance of equipment and operation of the Water Treatment Plant

Capital Planning

• Provides assistance in project management services and community development and planning
• Assists with community buildings development plan and residential lot development plans

Home Support Services including:

• Handyman
• Home adaptations
• Painting
• Assistance with computer issues
• Garage and garden cleanup and house organizing
• Yardwork and maintenance.
• Furniture assembly
• Deck staining and patio furniture setup.

Qualifications:
Millwright, First-aid certified, Occupational Therapist (certified in the Netherlands), Neuroscientist, BSc, MSc, IT specialist - Windows 10, Apple, Network+, A+

Provides nursing assessments and nursing care for all ages including:

• Wound Care
• Intravenous care
• Palliative care
• Acute care post hospitalization
• Chronic disease management
• Pediatric
• School Health

Other home support services available include:

• Respite care
• Personal care
• Homemaking
• Companion aide
• Dementia care
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Escort to appointments
• General Shopping and Excursions

Offers children, families and adults, including transitional-aged youth, who have a developmental disability the supports they require to be engaged in their community as fully as they choose.

Supports are individualized, and based on interests and abilities, and may include:

• Skill building
• Leisure activities
• Learning, including options for post secondary education
• Social activities
• Volunteering
• Work, and other activities directed by individual choice

Provide services and supports to people with developmental / intellectual disabilities and their families. Focus on community inclusion in all aspects of community life.

Children's Services provide support for families to obtain services and advocate for their children including:

• Resource Teacher Program for families with children ages 2 to 6
• Family Support Program for families with children ages 6 to 18

Adult Services include:

• self-help supports
• communication skills
• community awareness
• social and academic skills
• recreation and leisure
• employment skills

Adult residential support is offered in several settings through people's own homes, group homes and the Supported Independent Living Program.

Programs for individuals who experience disabilities and their families.

Offers group living, supported Independent Living programs and recreational activities.

Registered Practical Nurse offering wellness checks and in-home assistance.
Also a licensed hairstylist offering in-home service.

Provides non-medical in home support for seniors including:

• light housekeeping
• errand running for grocery shopping and banking
• meal preparation
• laundry