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Day program for older adults * social and wellness activities, companionship, nutritious snacks, and lunch * respite for caregivers

Activities include:

• exercise
• mental stimulation
• crafts
• relaxation programs
• entertainment
• health promotion
• disease prevention

COVID19 -- Call or visit hospital website for updates on entryway restrictions, current visitor policies and appointment cancellations


Programs and Services

• cancer care
• rehabilitation for orthopedic injuries and stroke
• geriatric assessment - Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)
• palliative care
• outpatient mental health for adults, children and adolescents
• York Region District Chronic Kidney Disease Program
• York Region District Stroke Centre

Regional Health Programs

• Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault (DASA) Care Centre of York Region, see separate listing
• Mackenzie Health Long-Term Care Facility 905-883-2442 or 905-417-2000 ext 2442, accomodation for 168 residents, referral from Home and Community Care Support Services required

Children's day school and treatment centre for children with physical and developmental disabilities

Services

• preschool
• elementary school
• therapy clinic
• respite and recreational program
• summer and winter camps

Community Support Services: supports individuals with intellectual disabilities of all ages and their families in accessing resources and opportunities in their community including:

• individualized guidance and support: immediate assistance (no w/l)
• education and self help workshops/groups
• respite options: March Break and Summer Camps for Children, Youth, and Adults in Stouffville, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan * weeknight and weekend programs are offered on an as needed basis
• parent operated programs: led and driven by parents and participants to create program options with the support and guidance of CLYS Coordinators

The Community Support staff offer services in a variety of languages including:
Cantonese; Mandarin; Hindi; Punjabi; Urdu and Tamil. Contacts:

Winny Ho (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110, ext 382
who@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Crystie Lau (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110 ext 267
clau@@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Puja Jit (Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu) at 905-884-9110 ext 640
pjit@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Athavi Kugathasan (Tamil) at 905-884-9110 ext 703
akugathasan@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Project Search: offered to participants nearing or at the end of completing high school * program includes: in-class facilitation, on-site support, one to one supports regarding employment (ie. job coaching)Contact Ellie Siegel at 416-606-9058
esiegel@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Fee For Service Options:
Marketplace: provides a selection of group educational courses, social activities and recreational opportunities for adults in collaboration with local municipalities and school boards
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext 380
cjohnston@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Learning Academy: offers an educationally-based curriculum, with a focus on the practice and improvement of various literacy skills and community based activities * It is offered in two locations: Vaughan and Richmond Hill
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext 380
cjohnston@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Residential and Day support:
The following services are available through Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) through the Regional Prioritization Process (https://www.dsontario.ca/):
Residential Services: Group Homes, Supported Independent Living, Community Participation Programs

Services and Programs:

• Markham
• Vaughan

Clothing and footwear firm that supplies clothing and specialty footwear to seniors and the physically challenged, providing easy dressing solutions for any level of mobility

• adaptive clothing and footwear is designed specifically for those facing physical challenges or for elderly seniors with arthritic, handicapped, disabled and/or lowered mobility issues
• adaptive clothing incorporates domes/snaps, VELCRO, Easy Touch and Zipper closures in order to facilitate ease of dressing
• free shipping and discount offers available

Community Support Services: supports individuals with intellectual disabilities of all ages and their families in accessing resources and opportunities in their community including:

• individualized guidance and support: immediate assistance (no w/l)
• education and self help workshops/groups
• respite options: March Break and Summer Camps for Children, Youth, and Adults in Stouffville, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan * weeknight and weekend programs are offered on an as needed basis
• parent operated programs: led and driven by parents and participants to create program options with the support and guidance of CLYS Coordinators

The Community Support staff offer services in a variety of languages including:
Cantonese; Mandarin; Hindi; Punjabi; Urdu and Tamil. Contacts:

Winny Ho (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110, ext 382
who@communitylivingsouth.ca
Crystie Lau (Cantonese, Mandarin) at 905-884-9110 ext 267
clau@@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Puja Jit (Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu) at 905-884-9110 ext 640
pjit@communitylivingyorksouth.ca
Athavi Kugathasan (Tamil) at 905-884-9110 ext 703
akugathasan@communitylivingyorksouth.ca


Project Search: Offered to participants nearing or at the end of completing high school * program includes: in-class facilitation, on-site support, one to one supports regarding employment (ie. job coaching)Contact Ellie Siegel at 416-606-9058
esiegel@communitylivingyorksouth.ca

Fee For Service Options:
Marketplace: provides a selection of group educational courses, social activities and recreational opportunities for adults in collaboration with local municipalities and school boards
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext. 380

Learning Academy: offers an educationally-based curriculum, with a focus on the practice and improvement of various literacy skills and community based activities * It is offered in two locations: Vaughan and Richmond Hill
Contact: Cathy Johnston at 1-877-737-3475, ext. 380

Residential and Day support:
The following services are available through Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) through the Regional Prioritization Process (https://www.dsontario.ca/):
Residential Services: Group Homes, Supported Independent Living, Community Participation Programs

Assisted living apartments with 24 hour personal care

• medication monitoring
• assistance with the activities of daily living
• bathing, dressing, grooming
• simple wound dressings
• blood sugar and blood pressure monitoring
• basic homemaking
• laundry
• light housekeeping

Medical facility housing a wide variety of medical and diagnostic services, including walk-in clinic, family physicians, specialists in all areas of medicine, endoscopy, x-ray/ultrasound, laboratory, audiology, pulmonary function testing and cardiac testing

Income Supports:

Health benefits -- prescription drugs, dental care, vision care

• medical supplies, including diabetic and surgical supplies
• transportation to medical treatment if cost exceeds $15 per month
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Nutritional Allowance
• Extended Health Benefit may be available to clients who are no longer eligible for ODSP income support

Disability-related benefits -- assistive devices including mobility devices, vision and hearing aids, prosthetics

• batteries for mobility devices and hearing aids
• guide dogs
• Special Diet Allowance may be available

Housing Stabilization Fund, 416-397-5550 -- help with rent and energy arrears, rent deposit and essential furniture

Employment incentives and benefits -- Employment and Training Start-Up Benefit

• child care costs
• Work-related benefit
• Transitional health benefit
• Employment Transition Benefit

Transition Child Benefit -- for those not receiving the Ontario Child Benefit or the Canada Child Benefit

Employment Supports -- job preparation, job search, starting a business

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 1-800-808-2268, Mon-Sun 24 hrs -- automated information and payment details, file status, service not available to TTY users

Welfare Fraud Hotline 1-800-394-7867, welfare.fraud.css@ontario.ca -- to report suspected cases of social assistance fraud

Supports for people with physical disabilities * helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible * referral to other community services as appropriate * personal care services available include:

• bathing, dressing, bowel/bladder assistance
  
• meal preparation and eating
  
• medication assistance
• assistance with complex routines including assisting people who are ventilator dependent or use j/g tubes
  
• assistance with all activities of daily living

Supports for older adults, and adults with disabilities * helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible * referral to other community services

• bathing, dressing, grooming
• medication monitoring
• assistance with the activities of daily living
• assistance with complex routines including assisting people who are ventilator dependent or use g/j tubes

Services and Programs:

• Aldebrain Tower - Supportive Housing
• Attendant Outreach Service Program
• Mobile Attendant Services
• Ridgeford Charitable Foundation - Supportive Housing
• St Mark's - Supportive Housing
• York Square - Supportive Housing

In-home and virtual supports for the activities of daily living

• medication monitoring
• money management and budgeting
• basic homemaking
• grocery shopping
• meal preparation
• behaviour therapists
• occupational therapist
• neuropsychology
• assessments
• substance use treatment and support
• neurobehavioural intervention program
• groups
• individual counselling

Community-based support and rehabilitation services to adults living with the effects of an acquired brain injury * services include neuropsychological assessment, clinical groups, residential services, outreach and day programs, concurrent disorders groups and specialization - addictions or mental health and acquired brain injury

Services and Programs:

• Adult Day Services
• Ashby Community Support Services
• Clinical Groups
• Drop in Centre
• Neurobehavioural Intervention Program
• Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic

Financial assistance to Ontario residents with long term physical disabilities for assistive devices essential for independent living

Pays a percentage or fixed amount of the cost of equipment * 8,000 pieces of equipment or supplies are covered by the program * includes prostheses, wheelchairs/mobility aids and specialized seating systems, enteral-feeding pumps and supplies, ostomy supplies, monitors and test strips for insulin-dependent diabetics, insulin pumps and supplies for children, hearing aids, respiratory equipment, orthoses (braces, garments and pumps), visual and communication aids, oxygen and oxygen delivery equipment * does not cover repair costs

Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Program (OMRP) - Funding for patients for implants * implants support jaw and facial prosthetic devices which restore jaw function (chewing, swallowing, etc) * patients usually have had jaw reconstruction surgery

For an in-depth list of ineligible items, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/assistive-devices-program#section-5

Services and Programs:

• Home Oxygen Therapy

COVID19 -- Call or check website for visitor policy, entryway restrictions and clinic cancellations


Inpatient rehabilitation for amputations, burns, cardiovascular surgery, musculoskeletal conditions, oncology, organ transplants, stroke and neurological conditions and traumatic injuries

Outpatient Programs

• Active Living Program - monitored exercise program to improve strength, endurance, range of motion and balance, regardless of age or fitness level.
• Ambulatory Services - outpatient rehabilitation
• Arthritis Aquatic Program
• Back on Track - for clients who have been involved in traumatic motor vehicle and work-related accidents
• electrical injury program
• falls prevention
• community wellness clinics: acupuncture, chiropody, chiropractic, massage therapy

A specialized program which provides service coordination, professional and personal support health services to children, youth and their families to assist with short or long-term disabilities * depending on their needs, patients may receive services in their homes, at their schools, or in both settings

In-Home Support Services
Provides health and personal support services to children, youth and their families * these services support those with short or long-term disabilities in their home setting and are based on the individual needs of patients

School Health Support Services
In the program, children and youth receive health and rehabilitation services to help them attend school and participate in school-related activities * provides health-related education, teaching and consultation services to school staff and parents in the school setting * goal of the program is to enable children and youth to: attend school with their peers; foster and support opportunities for learning and participation; and facilitate the integration of students into the school system and the community

COVID19 -- contact organization for current COVID program adjustments

Programs

• educational and inclusive arts based programs to youth of all abilities including those with physical or developmental challenges
• art, cooking, music, health and wellness, computers, drama, dance, photography and animation and more
• day programs, after school programs, social events, and seasonal camps
• book to speak to groups or at events

COVID19 -- services may be available virtually, no walk in service

Translation and interpretation in more than 100 languages including American Sign Language (ASL); social enterprise

Interpretation in person or over the phone, consecutive or simultaneous

Works to educate the public about deafblindness and about the services available to the deafblind community

Trains individuals who are deafblind in essential skills such as cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and managing a household * programs help these individuals to become more independent, access services in their community, and overcome feelings of isolation

Workshops teach new skills and knowledge, develop self advocacy and strengthen the community * each workshop is developed and delivered by deaf-blind or vision/hearing impaired facilitators

Training and education related to aging * supports seniors with a dual vision and hearing loss and also the people who care for them by increasing awareness about vision/hearing loss * teaching coping skills * developing an understanding of various eye and ear conditions * improving communication * making environments and activities more accessible

Offer Canadians who are deaf-blind with training opportunities and services * core programs at the training centre include skills of daily living (cooking, cleaning, home organization, shopping, personal finance etc) * computer/technical device skills, adapted communications (ASL, 2-hand manual), Braille, orientation and mobility * the centre offers a staff intervenor to students when necessary * individualized classes are provided 7 days a week between 9am and 10pm * teaching can also be done in home * residential programming is available for individuals living outside of Toronto and require intensive training * seniors services are also available to seniors living in supported settings * training is also provided to support people working with seniors who become deaf-blind

Empower the deafblind community through consumer driven services and opportunities that maximize independence

Services and Programs:

• Public Awareness
• Rotary Cheshire Apartments
• Seniors Services
• Training Centre - Life-Skills Training
• Training Centre and Seniors Program
• Workshop Style Instruction

Provides intervenors that give auditory and visual information, as well as interpretation services to people who are deafblind and living in the Greater Toronto Area * Intervenors escort deafblind persons to daily activities such as shopping, banking, and recreational/social events, as well as to medical, educational, legal, or government related services