Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
- Description
- Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch
- Provides information, advocacy and support to assist individuals to remain in their homes as long as possible
- Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family
- Caregiver support
- Case management
- Friendly visiting
- Service arrangement and coordination
- Transportation for medical appointments within Fort Frances and/or assistance with medical appointment arrangements
- Visiting for social and safety reasons, either in person or on the phone
- Eligibility
- Focus is on frail, vulnerable and at-risk elderly adults and individuals trying to overcome barriers in accessing care such as low income, geographic isolation, language or disability issues or
- Self-identified Métis persons of any age who require care in order to remain in their homes
- Focus is on frail, vulnerable and at-risk elderly adults and individuals trying to overcome barriers in accessing care such as low income, geographic isolation, language or disability issues or
- Application Process
- Intake assessment required
- Transportation arrangements must be booked 24 hours in advance; cancellation as soon as possible appreciated
- Toll Free
- 1-888-793-3334
- Office
- 807-274-1386
- Fax
- 807-274-9773
- Web Site
- https://www.sunsetcountrymetis.com
- metisofsunsetcountry@gmail.com
- Mailing Address
- 426 Victoria Ave
PO Box 403
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2C3
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Yvonne Friesen, Community Support Services
Phone: 807-861-1076 - Manager of Operations, Healing and Wellness Branch
- Shelley Gonneville
Email: shelleyg@metisnation.org
Phone: 705-254-1768 ext 310 - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Completed intake assessment
- Accessibility
- Not Accessible
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- May 23, 2023
- Address
- 426 Victoria Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2C3- Located on Victoria Ave near the Shoppers Drug Mart
- Closest intersection is at Victoria Ave N near Church St
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon830 to 1630Tue830 to 1630Wed830 to 1630Thu830 to 1630Fri830 to 1630
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Fort Frances
