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Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Provides supports for Indigenous seniors to remain in their own homes as long as possible
• Aims to improve the quality of life of community seniors and to help reduce the stress felt by the family and caregivers
• Provides education and information related to health and well-being
• Acts as a resource and respite for family members who are caring for an elderly loved one

Supports can include:

• Assistance with bathing
• Contracted services for lawn care and snow removal
• Light housekeeping
• Laundry
• Meal preparation
• Transportation for running errands such as medical appointments, bank and grocery store

Provides a variety of in-home health care services

Home Support

• Acquired Brain Injury
• Companion Aide
• Dementia Care
• Homemaking
• Palliative Care
• Personal Care

Respite

• Respite Care

Nursing

• Acute care post hospitalization
• Chronic disease management
• Foot care
• Intravenous Care
• Mental Health
• Palliative Care
• Pediatric
• School Health
• Wound Care

Provides assisted living services to enable seniors to live independently in their own home

Offers the following services based upon the development of an individualized care plan:

• Provides assistance with light housekeeping and laundry
• Aids with meal preparation
• Assists with personal care
• Provides medication reminders and monitoring
• Assists with arranging appointments for medical and other services
• Assists clients with arrangements for rental contract and installation of lifeline equipment that enables them to obtain 24-hour emergency assistance

• Provides families with temporary relief from the physical and emotional demands involved in caring for a family member who has a disability
• Respite can be provided for a few hours, a day, weekend or a week on an occasional or a regular basis

Formerly Community Care Access Centre

Access to health care support at home or in the community

• Assists clients to plan and make informed choices about managing their health care needs or those of someone they care for
• Coordinates information about other services available within the community and links them with these services when appropriate
• Determines access to health care services provided in the home
• Determines admission to Long Term Care Facilities (homes for the aged, nursing homes)
• Determines access to health support services provided in schools for children with special needs
• Maintains an ongoing waiting list

Provides information, advocacy and support to assist individuals who are living alone to remain in their homes as long as possible

• Offers services of Home Makers for assistance with indoor chores and Home Support staff for assistance with outdoor work
• Assists elders and families that have members with disabilities in their residence with routine household activities such as light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation and personal care
• Provides assistance with heavy and seasonal housecleaning, gathering firewood and water and winter shovelling or other yardwork and small home repairs
• Provides return transportation for medical appointments in Fort Frances
• Acts as a social support for isolated or ill individuals

Provides services for community seniors to enable them to remain healthy and live independently as long as possible

• Offers home visits by a Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner following an initial home assessment
• Monitors medical concerns, illness prevention and offers health promotion
• Provides nutrition assessments to enable advice about healthy eating and signs of aging such as osteoporosis
• Assists in obtaining the Lifeline program, an emergency help line reachable at the push of a button
• Provides referrals to therapists and geriatric experts