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Supports and services in Simcoe County include:
- community residences in Barrie, Orillia, Keswick and Bradford and throughout Ontario
- supported independent living - assistance with meal preparation, banking, house keeping and medical appointments and more
- employment supports, community involvement and access to volunteer opportunities and recreational activities
Person Directed Planning -- helps clients to set goals and find the supports necessary to enable them to reach their goals
Academic Supports -- assists clients enrolled in college or university programs with individualized academic support
Day Supports
- arts, recreation
- life skills development including money management and emotional/social skills
- respite for teens
- pre-employment training
- employment counselling and placement
- employment supports for clients of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- 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
Adult Day Program -- Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3 pm, weekday and weekend extended hours
- 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, massage therapy
- transportation available
- fee
- laundry -- fee
- personal care and health related services provided by personal support workers including medication reminders, personal hygiene, feeding
- 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 Stanford University
- community, wellness and health education
- caregiver support, volunteer development
- congregate dining -- fee, subsidies available
- transportation -- fee
- referrals, follow up
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
Wellness and Social Program -- social, recreational and educational programs for persons 50 years and older, drop-in centre, friendship groups, interest classes, outings
- administrative assistance to community residents and groups
- information and referral services to community and government resources
- access to computers, photocopying, printing and fax
- group activities, workshops and one-on-one support for newly arrived immigrants and refugees of all ages to help integrate them into their new community and establish social and professional networks
- social and recreational mental health
- wellbeing programs for seniors, adults and youth
- Service Navigation Program -- support residents of Jane and Finch and of Northwest Toronto in accessing mental health services and social supports
- financial literacy and support services for low income individuals, families, newcomers and/or youth
- income tax clinic
- workshops and resources
- one-on-one support with a mobile community financial worker for those facing financial barriers
- assists seniors from various ethnocultural groups to live independently and remain healthy
- social and recreational workshops, social groups
- in partnership with other senior focused community agencies to ensure seniors are provided with the support they need
Advocates for and provides support and services to children, youth and adults with an intellectual disability
Children and Youth
- information on early childhood programs, school placement, registration, education plans
- help in accessing funding and programs
- development of a plan to ensure consistency between home, school and community programs
- employment programs for youth
- skills development including literacy, money management, social skills, and travel training
- job placement
- Adult Protective Service Worker Program (APSW) -- supportive services for adults 18 years and older living or planning to live independently in the community. Services include case management, counselling, advocacy
- Family and parent support groups
- in-home consultation and collaboration with other professionals to plan for services
- supported group living
- supportive home share
- supportive independent living
- LIGHTS, www.lights.to -- helps families explore community residential options and funding eligibility
- adult fee-for-service programs
- residential respite for children and adults
- summer camps
- personal support services (e.g., bathing, dressing, personal hygiene)
- homemaking (e.g., housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation)
- security checks/reassurance services (by telephone or in-person)
- care coordination (e.g., assessment, development of care plans, referral to community agencies)
Services may be provided on a scheduled or unscheduled basis
Food Security
- Meals on Wheels, frozen meals, delivery hours extended, fee
- weekly warm meals, free of charge
- grocery baskets at subsidized rate
- comfort package and essential items free of charge
- shopping support
For medical appointments such as cancer care and dialysis
Home at Last
Hospital discharge assistance includes follow up telephone assessments completed within 24-48 hours; extended hours
Healthier Living Centre
Virtual exercise classes, social conversation and other activities for older adults; virtual social gatherings for adult day program participants including live chat Mon-Sun 9 am-5 pm, wellness check, counselling
Home support
Essential assisted living services for high risk individuals, including respite care, personal care, and homemaking such as light housekeeping, food preparation, fee,
Medication delivery, lending library of sensory stimulation kits, laundry services, free
Healthier Living Centre
Independent seniors day program
- social, recreation and education programs
- congregate dining
Adult Day Programs Boost, Glow, Rise, see separate listings
- social and recreation activities
- lunch
- transportation available, nominal fee
- 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
- in specific buildings at 5430 Yonge St, 35 Park Home Ave and 1 Hesperus Rd
- staffed 24 hours
Programs and Services
- hospital and home-based case management and advocacy
- Aaron's Apple -- financial assistance for uninsured medical costs for children 18 years and younger
- Penina's Helping Hand -- support services for young children of a seriously ill parent
- financial support for parents who need to take time off work to care for a seriously ill child
- meal delivery, transportation services, home support including help with shopping and errands
- hospital visits and friendship support
- overnight and vacation respite
- counselling, crisis intervention and bereavement services
- afterschool program and tutoring
- social and recreation opportunities, specialized camps
- toy drive, hair donation program, volunteer opportunities
Office: 905-738-1128
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- iRIDE Plus Transportation clients must wear masks while in vehicle
- Adult Day Program, full day and limited capacity in-person half day sessions; virtual programming available
- phone and in-person hospice visiting by trained volunteers
- phone pals and friendly volunteer social visits
- Exercise and Falls Prevention Classes available virtually and in-person Mon-Fri
Multiservice agency includes medical and non-medical home and community care support services, such as personal care and support, palliative care, home care and homemaking, hospice and respite, meals on wheels, social work, transportation
Meals on Wheels and Kosher Meals on Wheels
Bulk delivery once per week of frozen meals (including Ensure meal replacements, sandwiches and soup packs if applicable); expanded hours Tue-Fri 10 am-4 pm; volunteers wear masks and gloves during deliveries; contact 416-635-2860 ext 581 for food and to arrange delivery
Adult Day Program
For individuals 55 years and older living with dementia; open to frail seniors without cognitive impairments, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; observes Jewish culture and traditions, but all are welcome
- caregiver support and respite
- lunch, snacks and Kosher meals
- therapeutic social and recreation activities
- transportation
Exercise and Falls Prevention Classes
Classes led by physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants and specially trained staff to increase mobility, relieve pain and reduce the risk of falls by building strength and improving balance
- free
- offered online and in-person
Home Support Services
Includes caregiver support/respite care, companionship, homemaking, housekeeping, personal care, supportive housing services, palliative care
- Meals on Wheels (regular, certified Kosher, and vegetarian options)
- specialized workers for individuals with Alzheimer Disease or mental health challenges
- transportation to medical appointments, not wheelchair accessible
- fee for all home services
- some programs available in Russian
Elder Abuse Prevention Program
For individuals 55 years and older who are experiencing or have experienced abuse
- includes individual and group counselling
Social Work Services
Includes information and referral, counselling, case management, support groups, workshops
- free
Volunteer Services
Includes friendly visiting, security checks and telephone reassurance
- intergenerational programs
- volunteer hospice program
In-home support to assist persons with routine household activities and instrumental activities of daily living, such as light housekeeping (of personal living space), household management tasks, shopping and meal preparation * assessment, service planning and care coordination is also provided * the program focus is strengths based-supporting persons to complete tasks independently and assisting with tasks they cannot perform
Service is provided by a trained Home Support Worker with special knowledge in working with older adults
In-home supports for the activities of daily living * personal care support workers helps with personal care
- bathing
- dressing
- medication assistance
- support in managing ongoing conditions (COPD, etc)
- assistance with safe transfers and mobility
- meal preparation
- social support and household management
- light housekeeping
- safe transfers
- medication monitoring
- laundry
- exercise
- light meal preparation
- security checks
- essential housekeeping
private, general home daily services such as laundry, light housekeeping
(vacuuming, floor cleaning, dishes, cupboard cleaning and organization,
etc) * service providers visit weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or seasonally
- bathing
- hair care
- shaving
- mouth care
- toileting
- medication reminders
- transfers
- light meal preparation
- light housekeeping
- escort to medical appointments and shopping
Hot and Frozen Meals
- meals prepared fresh daily and can be ordered 1 to 3 times a week on a long-term or temporary basis
- hot meals are available in minced form
- special meal options are available for those with dietary needs or restrictions
- frozen meals are available/delivered every two weeks
- daily meal orders or cancellations must be received by 9 am
- regular visits from caring volunteers
- in-person or over the telephone (COVID dependent)
- provides friendship and support
- 3 types of visits offered: "Let's Get Together", "Let's Do Lunch" or "Let's Exercise"
- promote and support senior health, wellness and independent living
- guest speakers or entertainers
- seasonal parties and special luncheons
- exercise class
- discussion group
- creative activities
- programs available in local senior buildings and throughout the community
- for individuals who may wander due to cognitive impairment including Alzheimer's Disease, autism, Down Syndrome and acquired brain injury
- individuals are equipped with a wrist transmitter which sends a radio signal that can be tracked
Home support services:
- housekeeping * assistance with light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping
- personal care * assistance is provided for basic hygiene, hair-washing, bathing, denture care, assistance with dressing
- additional services include information and referral, assistance with groceries, exercise classes and medication monitoring
- educating on topics like safety at home, healthy eating, reducing risks of falling
- social engagement
- light meal preparation
- grocery shopping
- laundry
- light home making
- medication monitoring
- bathing, toileting, grooming and dressing
- escort to appointments
- light meal preparation
- walking exercise