Searching for Transportation To Medical Appointments

Registered Nurses with extensive knowledge and experience assisting patients and families as their Care Manager

• for both acute situations and chronic conditions

Holistic approach may include:

• accompaniment to medical appointments
• oversight of treatments and procedures
• communication with physicians and other health care providers
• assistance with access to community resources
• research diagnoses and treatment options
• investigation of alternatives based on patient's needs

Educational, cultural, and recreational activities group, especially for seniors

• can help arrange telephone reassurance, meals, transportation and companionship to medical appointments, social events, etc. for seniors
• workshops and mentoring for youth
• landscaping, etc.
• social and cultural programs for families
• orientation services for new immigrants

Services for cancer patients, their families and the general public

Cancer Information Specialists:

• one-on-one information on cancer and cancer-related topics for cancer patients, their families, general public, and health professionals

Information on all types of cancer:

• prevention and early detection
• treatments
• drugs and clinical trials
• complementary therapies
• emotional and financial support
• nutrition
• statistics
• help in local communities
• information about being tested
• preparing for or coping with treatments
• managing recovery or recurrence
• supporting someone who is living with cancer

Transportation:

• assistance with transportation to help patients get to their cancer-specific treatments when they are unable to get there on their own

Peer Support:

• connects people to a trained volunteer (survivor or caregiver) by telephone or in person * all calls are confidential

Wig Salon:

• free wigs for cancer patients losing their hair due to chemotherapy

Prevention:

• information at health fairs and presentations about cancer prevention and cancer related topics at no charge

Smokers' Helpline:

• information and counselling to smokers who want to quit, those who have quit and need support, and those who want to help a friend or family member quit and especially to those who have no intention of quitting
• toll-free telephone support line and a series of self-help books form an integrated approach called One Step At A Time

Transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities living in the Champlain District.

Provided by a collaborative of 26 Community Support Service (CSS) organizations, divided into four catchment areas

Help with transportation to, from:

• medical appointments
• discharge from hospital
• day programs
• occupational therapy (OT) assessment
• daily living activities such as work, grocery shopping, banking, Diner's club, pharmacy, etc.

Centers need between one to seven days notice for transportation

Social enterprise offering personalized care by connecting individuals with caregivers, nurses and therapists

Caregivers can provide:

• caregiving
• case management
• nursing
• psychology
• occupational therapy
• physiotherapy
• massage therapy
• behaviour therapy
• ABA therapy
• social work
• speech therapy
• yoga therapy
• tutoring

Add-on services:

• transportation
• housekeeping
• assessments

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments

• volunteer drivers

COVID-19 (7 Aug 2020): prearranged free transportation to non-urgent medical and essential appointments available.


Non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking * volunteer drivers

Non-emergency transportation to medical appointments

Carefor Ottawa does not have a transportation program - a Transportation Specialist works with other Ottawa CSS agencies to coordinate drives.

Transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities living in the Champlain District.

Provided by a collaborative of 26 Community Support Service (CSS) organizations, divided into four catchment areas

Help with transportation to, from:

• medical appointments
• discharge from hospital
• day programs
• occupational therapy (OT) assessment
• daily living activities such as work, grocery shopping, banking, Diner's club, pharmacy, etc.

Centers need between one to seven days notice for transportation

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments

• volunteer drivers

Transportation to medical appointments and regular activities such as:

• grocery shopping
• personal shopping
• social activities
• day program
• congregate dining

COVID-19 (20 Mar 2020) Call the Centre at 613-737-5115 before attending. Many of the programs and services are currently suspended or changed to phone appointments until further notice.

Offers integrated health and social services ​

• non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments
• volunteer drivers

Community service centre

Aboriginal Community Justice Program : support on justice and court related issues

Aboriginal Courtwork Programs: assistance to all Aboriginal people who are in contact with the legal system, including adults, youth and families, regardless of legal definitions

Culture Resource Coordinator: access to culture based program and services to urban indigenous children, youth & families in order to foster a strong sense of well-being and positive Indigenous identity

Aboriginal Family Support Program: support for children up to six years old and their families through culturally appropriate holistic program services and special events

Aboriginal Healthy Babies Program: access to consistent early intervention services for families who are at risk of problems

Sweetgrass Home Child Care Agency: co-ordinates licensed home day care

Early Years Centre: free drop-in programs for caregivers and children from birth to six years old

Healing And Wellness Program: promotes healthy lifestyles and reduces family violence through culture based programming, healing and intervention initiatives

Kizhaay Anishishinaabe Niin (I am a kind man): a culturally relevant program that supports healthy relationships and identities through one-on-one support, group-based services, participant-based activities, public awareness activities, networking and partnership building

Aboriginal Homeless Partnering Strategy: serves Ottawa's Aboriginal homeless individuals and those at risk of becoming homeless by linking them with specialized programming intended to help them stabilize and improve their current circumstances.The Strategy includes mental health, addictions, labour market opportunities, affordable housing opportunities, and life skills development

Life Long Care Program (LLC - Home Support): designed to respond to the life long care needs of older Aboriginal people who may have limited mobility related to a persistent medical condition or physical disability

Akwe:go Program: for urban children aged 7 to 12 years old to learn and explore aboriginal culture and teachings * one on one support depending on the needs of the individual * tutoring * games and nutritious snacks in a safe and healthy environment

Wasa-Nabin Youth Program: support, tools and healthy activities for urban Aboriginal youth between the ages of 13-18 * guidance in a cultural framework for youth who are at risk for specific negative behaviours

Alternative High School: credit-granting Secondary program for students to learn in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere

Creating Safe Spaces: to increase safety, well-being and mental wellness for Indigenous young women and girls, including those who identify as 2SLGBTQQIA+, who have lived experience or witnessed trauma, violence in their families and communities, and/or missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Mental Health Peer Support: to provide a network of supports and mentorships to urban Indigenous people under community supervision orders as they seek to improve their mental health, reduce any harms associated with their behaviour, work to avoid justice system recidivism, and pursue a Good Mind.

Member agency of Support Services Network for Male Survivors in Ontario

In-home health care services

• care management
• personal care
• companionship
• quality of living care
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• transportation
• convalescent care
• foot care
• respite care
• home medical equipment and supplies
• educational services and seminars

Non-emergency transportation to medical and social appointments

Paramedics

• deliver medical treatment for life-threatening medical emergencies including heart attacks, strokes, respiratory and traumatic injuries
• a list of locations for the Paramedic Public Access Defibrillator Program can be found online

Community services, including:

Intake for the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP):

• qualifications for reduction on electricity costs

Immigration services:

• establishment services
• counseling and assistance in immigration procedures
• application for various visas, for permanent residency, work permit, citizenship, sponsorship, etc.

Commissioners for Oaths available to validate

• oaths
• affirmations
• affidavits

Legal services:

• information and advice on immigrant and refugee rights
• guidance on judicial procedures
• defense of rights on various issues

Medical services:

• in-home doctor visits
• nursing and medical services at home

Social services:

• daycare services
• job search assistance
• job placement and internship
• support for creating and starting a business
• support for training and studies
• counselling services
• rehabilitation and monitoring of probation for minors
• radicalization prevention
• housing support services
• social activities
• interpretation and document translation
• language instruction
• placement assistance for volunteering in Africa and Canada
• financial and administrative assistance for funerary services
• maintenance of a directory for professionals and business men in Canada

Services to seniors:

• home visits
• transportation and accompaniment
• physical activity
• meditation and relaxation sessions
• foot care
• social outings

Services for individuals with a disability:

• social housing management
• budget management
• employment support
• family support

Funerals

• financial and administrative support

Home care services

• companion, Personal Support Worker and Nursing with on-call support
• Blue Cross provider for Veterans
• palliative care
• Dementia/Alzheimer care: Gentle Persuasion Approach (GPA) certified caregivers
• Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) home care
• post-surgery care
• diabetic care
• tube feeding
• catheter care
• wound care
• adult vista collar care
• hospital discharge accompaniment
• blood pressure monitoring
• high behavior management
• foot care
• medication supervision
• personal care
• mechanical lifts
• bowel care
• meal preparation
• grocery shopping
• house cleaning
• errands
• transportation
• doctor's appointments companionship
• mobility independence program (MIP): home rehabilitation with rented neuro gym equipment
• family-managed home attendant care
• in home respite care
• live-in caregivers

Personalized care in clients' home, retirement residence, or hospital * service delivered by caregivers and personal support workers who are fully insured with thorough background and police/vulnerable sector checks

Services:

• housekeeping
• personal care including bathing, grooming, incontinence care, feeding
• transportation
• errands
• companionship
• medication reminders
• respite care
• meal preparation
• dementia care
• live-in nannies
• overnight care
• doctor appointment assistance and note-taking

Chauffeur services

• drives clients home in the client's vehicle
• not a taxi service
• driving services after any medical appointment or types of surgery or procedures that require anesthetics, or after special events like weddings or celebrations
• creative driving services, including errands

Medical transport by ambulance type vehicles with health care professionals ensuring safe and reliable transfer to meet the needs of both institutional clients and private/residential clients

• bed to bed service
• stretchers and wheelchairs
• neonatal isolette transfers
• bariatric equipment available
• local and long distance transfers
• oxygen monitoring
• third party billing
• private accounts

COVID-19 (25 March 2022): Olde Forge continues to offer transportation with improved social distancing and plexiglass protections

Non-emergency transportation to local and long-distance medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking

• volunteer drivers
• escorted transportation to non-urgent medical appointments, Olde Forge day programs, weekly luncheons
• grocery bus
• community shopping van (not currently running)
• run around rides program

Support services for seniors

• personal support work
• companionship for seniors
• transportation
• assistance to medical appointments
• travel drop-off and pick-up
• recreational walks
• social events
• pet appointments
• shopping/errands
• adult sitting for aging family
• reassurance calls
• beauty and wellness appointments
• end of life doulas (available for end of life care at home, hospital, or hospice)

COVID-19 (31 Mar 2020): EORC continues to offer transportation services through COVID19.

Transportation to essential services

• priority given to transportation to medical appointments

COVID-19 (6 Sept 2021) continues to provide the following supports to our vulnerable, isolated community members living in the former cities of Kanata and Nepean and the former townships of Goulbourn and West Carleton:

• telephone based crisis intervention
• telephone based crisis counseling
• telephone based counseling for women experiencing gender based violence
• telephone based regular check-ins
• telephone support with navigating systems
• food/supplies deliveries
• medically necessary transportation
• virtual programming and services
• online resources

Visit the Facebook page for details on all other programs and services.

Community and social services

Services for Children, Youth and Families

• Ontario Early Years Centre
• Bullying Prevention Program
• The ZONE drop-in for youth
• Queerios Youth Drop-In
• child and youth community development
• homework club
• resources
• Fun Friends programs
• Toys on Tour program

Community Support Programs for Seniors and Adults with Physical Disabilities

• Adult Day Program
• Diners' Club
• caregiver support
• Home Help and Home Maintenance Program
• Telephone Reassurance Program
• Meals on Wheels/Frozen meals
• friendly visiting
• transportation to medical and non-medical appointments
• foot care clinics
• social programs
• Snow Go Assist

Violence Against Women Program

• individual and group counselling for abused women and their children
• Peer Support Program (volunteers supporting abused women)
• Child Witness Program
• Transitional Housing Support Program
• Chrysalis House, a shelter for abused women (24-hour crisis line 613-591-5901)

Counselling Services

• short-term counselling
• crisis counselling
• information and referral services
• confidential counselling and referral services to the LGBTQ+ community