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Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Shopping assistance for seniors in North Whitby * pick up by bus at some north Whitby apartment buildings * assistance boarding bus with groceries * store has full service pharmacy

Seniors social club

• drop-in recreational programs
• virtual programs
• adult 55+ focused courses in fitness, creative arts, dance, computers and general interest programs
• wellness and lifestyle seminars, trips and travel
• special events throughout year
• lunch-time café and meals for purchase
• access to Abilities Centre walking track Mon-Fri 5:30 am-10:30 am
• 55+ Recreation newsletter published four times a year and monthly information e-blasts for those on-line

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

In-home care

• service in private homes, retirement residences, Long Term Care facilities, hospitals
• companions and Personal Support Workers (PSW)
• hourly, overnight and live-in care available
• housekeeping, meal preparation
• transportation and errands
• assistance with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, transfers and feeding
• Alzheimer and dementia care, respite care
• foot care services
• palliative care

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Provides clients with rides to and from essential destinations

• medical appointments
• shopping, errands, and appointments
• to access CCD programs
• drivers can be CCD staff or volunteer drivers

Access to Primary Care

• provides a Personal Support Worker for clients who need to attend medical appointments and have mobility or other related challenges

Accessible Vans

• wheelchair accessible vans driven by CCD staff for clients with mobility issues
• staff push client up ramp, secure wheelchair and bring down ramp
• client has to be able to wheel themselves to ramp or have a caregiver do so
• must travel with escort if cannot travel alone

Home at Last

• provides Personal Support Worker to bring client safely home from hospital if aging or has special needs and would benefit from assistance in getting settled

Daily living needs, hygiene and daily physical care, routine personal care, stand-by or walking assistance, perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties, coordination of care, transportation, staff relief in hospitals, group homes, nursing home, shelters, and retirement home.

Convalescence and chronic care, care of the elderly and cognitively impaired, personal and attendant care (bathing, grooming), support to individuals with special needs, short and long term assignments, care giver relief, respite services (day, over night, weekends) palliative care, community skills training and support, escort with doctor's appointments

Non-emergency transportation services to local and long-distance medical appointments and SCHC programs such as recreational programs, congregate dining and adult day program * shopping and general errands

Non-emergency transportation to medical appointments and regular activities
such as grocery shopping and banking * volunteer drivers and trained staff escort clients who are unable to use public transportation on their own due to a disability or frail condition

Non-emergency transportation for groups of older adults from their homes to designated neighborhood stores or malls and back home * older adults are responsible for the cost of shopping items * shopping trips provided to older adults living at Chinese Evergreen Manor, Villa Elegance and Yee Hong Garden Terrace

Non-emergency transportation by staff or volunteers for older adults who are unable to use public transportation and are not eligible for Wheel Trans, York Region Mobility or other municipal transport programs * transportation to community programs, medical appointments, shopping and group trips

Non-emergency transportation by staff or volunteers for older adults who are unable to use public transportation and are not eligible for Wheel Trans, York Region Mobility or other municipal transport services * transportation to community programs, medical appointments, shopping and group trips

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

Non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking * service available for eligible clients who are residing within the catchment area but are unable to use public transportation on their own due to a disability or frail condition

This services supports older adults who:

• require escorts during a trip due to frailty or cognitive impairment
• live in areas where specialized transit or public transportation is not available

Currently only transportation for medical appointments are offered.

Non-emergency. pre-booked, door-to-door transportation services to medical appointments, grocery shopping and banking * clients must be able to navigtate independently once arrived at their destination, or have a caregiver with them * other services include essential items grocery delivery (10-12 items) and group shopping trips

Home Support Program

• housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, banking, escort to appointments
• heat and cold alert
• snow removal
• telephone reassurance
• blood pressure clinic
• foot care clinic

Adult Day Service

• integrated program for frail adults and persons with Alzheimer Disease and related dementia
• recreation in small group settings
• meals and snacks
• monthly outings
• friendship club
• IRIE program -- connect older adults and seniors from the Black, Caribbean and West Indian communities

Transportation -- 416-694-1138 ext 134

• rides to medical and other appointments, grocery shopping, attendance at Warden Woods programs
• member of Toronto Ride

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking * must be able to transfer from wheelchair to vehicle, must book 3 days in advance * participates in Toronto Ride * information and referral services

COVID-19 -- No change to services received at home, including Meals on Wheels at Overland and Sheppard locations

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Meals on wheels including hot, frozen, and diet specific meals, fruit and vegetable baskets

• case management and social work
• fitness and falls prevention classes
• transportation, homemaking, home help
• in-home respite care (caregiver relief) including persons with Alzheimer Disease
• friendly visiting, telephone security check, client intervention and assistance, caregiver support group, information and referral
• grocery shopping assistance, volunteer services

Better Living Recreation Centre (formerly EP Taylor Place Senior Adult Centre/Overland Club) -- social, recreation and education programs

• computer courses
• seminars
• income tax assistance
• bereavement support
• cafeteria
• recreation programs open to seniors outside catchment area

Adult Day Centre -- day program for frail and disabled older adults, including those with cognitive impairments

• Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3 pm, Saturday 9 am-12 noon, extended hours may be arranged
• social, recreation and therapeutic programs
• lunch, snacks
• transportation available within catchment area

Four Seasons Connections Program 416-447-5074 -- serves North York

• snow shovelling, grass cutting, yard work, odd jobs, fee

5 Deauville Lane -- affordable housing

• 62 units (14 barrier free) for seniors and adults with disabilities * case manager on site 2 days a week
• access to programs and services
• application through website or Intake department
• in partnership with Mahogany Management

Provides services that support health and wellbeing for seniors, adults with physical challenges and caregivers. Programs and services include:

• Meals on Wheels - frozen entrées, soups, desserts
• Grocery Shopping/Delivery
• Transportation and accompaniment for medical appointments, shopping and errands - accessible transportation available via the
  Caremobile
• Shopping Buddy
• Exercise and Fall Prevention Classes - virtual and in-person options
• Brokered Home Help and Maintenance
• Lifeline
• Friendly Visiting
• Telephone Reassurance Checks
• Dining & Recreation Events
• Medical Equipment Program - accepts equipment donations
• Blood Pressure Clinic
• Information and Referral

Also operates a community thrift shop at this location.

COVID19 Phone or visit www.commcare.ca for updated information on programs


A local office of Community Care Northumberland.

A multi-service, volunteer based community support organization serving residents in Port Hope and surrounding area with the delivery of the following programs and services:

• Blood Pressure Clinics
• Caregiver Support
• Community Diners
• Friendly Visiting
• Home at Last
• Home Help and Home Maintenance Programs
• Hospice Palliative Care Programs and Bereavement Support (1-855-473-8875)
• Information and Referral
• Meals on Wheels Programs, hot and frozen meal options
• Personal Distress Alarms
• Telephone Security Checks
• Transportation Services
• Accessible (wheelchair) and Affordable Rural Transportation (1-866-768-7778)
• Wellness, Social and Recreational Programs for Seniors

Full range of support programs to enable independent community living

Assisted Living Services

• personal Support Workers provide personal care, security checks, light meal preparation, laundry, medication reminders and assistance, and household support to seniors living in social and community housing as well as residential buildings
• Cluster Care -- similar services for seniors living in group settings
• Cluster Care settings include a female-only residence, Chinese-language residences, English-language residences
• Right Place of Care -- personal care, security checks, light meal preparation and medication reminders for seniors living at home

Home at Last

• hospital discharge program for seniors

Meals on Wheels

• volunteers deliver both hot and frozen meals to seniors
• safety checks upon meal delivery

Caregiver Support and Wellness

• registered Social Workers work with caregivers both individually and/or in groups to enhance their well-being
• explore self-care strategies, engage in creative activities, and connect with other caregivers and community resources

Respite Care

• personal Support Workers provide relief to caregivers who support seniors in their home

Exercise and Falls Prevention

• group exercises and falls prevention classes for seniors and people with disabilities living in the community

Home Support

• personal Support Workers provide household support for seniors living at home

Seniors Day Programs

• recreational and therapeutic activities for older adults who are physically frail, socially isolated, have chronic health issues, memory loss and other cognitive impairments
• on-site support services include nursing, foot care, behavioural response and personal care

Transportation

• senior-friendly rides for those unable to use public transportation to day programs, medical appointments and group shopping trips
• also available to accompany seniors to medical appointments
• services provided in partnership with Toronto Ride

Visiting and Safety Services

• volunteers visit seniors for companionship and social support, safety checks

Adult Day Services

• social and recreation activities
• lunch
• transportation available, nominal fee

Services in Your Home

• personal care (bathing, toileting, dressing)
• light housekeeping, and meal preparation (also available during hospital stay)
• case management
• information and referral
• friendly visiting
• security check
• in-home respite care
• transportation
• caregiver support and training
• community dining

Assisted living

• in specific buildings at 5430 Yonge St, 35 Park Home Ave and 1 Hesperus Rd
• staffed 24 hours