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.)
Canadian Hearing Services
Hearing Care Counselling Services
- Description
- This service used to be offered in-home, but due to the pandemic, it will be provided virtually for the foreseeable future
Offers counselling services to help adults improve communication with family and friends, stay involved in social activities, and stay safe and independent at home
Counsels on issues related to coping with hearing loss such as:- Understanding your hearing loss
- Use, care and maintenance of hearing aids and other listening systems
- Managing difficult listening situations
- Selecting specialized communication equipment, such as telephones, alarm clocks, television accessories
- Referrals to other community services
Provides information, demonstration and assistance with:- Assistive Listening Devices such as Personal FM and Infrared systems
- Specialized telephones such as amplified, Voice Carry Over (VCO) and TTYs
- Alerting devices such as fire/smoke, doorbell, phone, baby cry
- Offers education and training to consumers, family members, caregivers and the general public
- Eligibility
- Individuals 55 years of age and older who have hearing loss
- Individuals 19 years of age and younger who have other challenges as well as hearing loss who require home-based services
- Individuals 55 years of age and older who have hearing loss
- Application Process
- Call to make an appointment or for more information
- Toll Free
- 1-866-518-0000
- TTY
- 1-877-215-9530
- Web Site
- https://www.chs.ca
- hearingcarecounselling@chs.ca
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language (ASL)
- Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Legal Status
- (50) Non Profit
- Social Media
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- February 18, 2022
- Address
- 717B Hewitson St
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6B5
Located on Hewitson St near Balmoral St
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon9000 - 1700Tue9000 - 1700Wed9000 - 1700Thu9000 - 1700Fri9000 - 1700
Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm - Service Area(s)
- Kenora District
- Rainy River District
- Thunder Bay District
