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• Provides home support to Indigenous seniors so they can remain in their own homes as long as possible
• 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

Services provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Assistance with personal care such as bathing
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Friendly visits to help with loneliness
• Assistance with coordination of contracted services for lawn care and snow removal
• Transportation/accompaniment to medical appointments and for errands such as banking and grocery shopping

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

Assists individuals by providing support services to enable them to remain in their own homes instead of long term care or hospital settings

• Offers services of Home Makers for assistance with indoor chores and Home Support staff for assistance with outdoor work
• Provides services for the Elderly and disabled as well as prenatal, postnatal and post surgical care patients including routine household activities such as light housekeeping, laundry, shopping, meal preparation and personal care
• Provides assistance with heavier outdoor work such as shovelling, yardwork and firewood
• Acts as respite for caregivers

Provides culturally appropriate and holistic support services and programs for people with physical disabilities, serious health issues, or those who are frail and/or elderly

Programs and services can include the following:

• Afternoons for socialization, congregate meals and activities such as Native crafts
• Deliveries to clients' homes of items such as prescriptions and groceries
• Accompaniment to appointments and errands
• Assistance with various tasks such as letter writing and completing forms and documents
• Weekly friendly visits from support worker in individual's home upon request and calls to clients' homes to check on them and to determine pending appointments
• Transportation on an as needed basis to all events at the Centre, the hospital or clinic and for errands around town including grocery shopping
• Transportation for out of town specialist appointments when no other arrangements are available
• Provision of bus passes and taxi fare and arrangements when required
• Group walking program at the recreation centre, indoors during winter months and outside during the summer
• Monthly foot spa day in conjunction with a sharing circle

Enriched Supported Independent Living (ESIL)

• Offers support services in an individual's own home for those who do not require 24 hour support
• Supports vary with each person and can include budgeting, attending medical appointments, daily meal preparation, housekeeping and developing relationships

Intensive Supported Independent Living (ISIL)

• Uses the "Housing First" model for individuals with significant barriers to housing
• Provides supports for individuals who have difficulty securing and maintaining housing

Outreach Supported Independent Living (OSIL)

• Provides case management for individuals with complex needs including an intellectual disability, serious mental illness, and addiction
• Supports individuals with the transition from youth to adulthood

• Offers direct assistance for adults with a developmental disability who are living on their own
• Assists adults with an intellectual disability to acquire skills for daily living and to access any community supports and services

Provides the following services:

• Case management
• Assistance to coordinate community resources
• Development of service plans with other service providers
• Emotional support during stressful life changes
• Information about other available resources, supports and services

Oversees health care services delivered within the home to elderly, ill or injured members of the community

• Facilitates program management supervision, case management and nursing services
• Facilitates community-based services such as personal support workers, homemakers and meals on wheels

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 safe and affordable, culturally appropriate housing to urban and rural First Nation, Inuit and Métis people living off-Reserve
• Consists of new, affordable rental units, home ownership loans and repair funding

Administers the following programs:

• OPHI Homeownership Program
• OPHI Ontario Renovates 2020/2022 Home Repair Program
• Mkaana-wii-giiwe'aad Program

Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes

Provides the following services:

• Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
• Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
• Home care nursing duties such as dressing changes, blood work, vital signs, colostomy care etc
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing and bathing
• Basic foot care
• Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
• Transportation for completing errands
• Respite for family members and caregivers

Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes

Provides the following services:

• Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
• Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
• Home care nursing duties such as dressing changes, blood work, vital signs, colostomy care etc
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing and bathing
• Basic foot care
• Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
• Transportation for completing errands
• Respite for family members and caregivers

Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes

Provides the following services through a Case Manager/Nurse, Home Support Workers and Homemakers:

• Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
• Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
• Home care nursing duties
• Access to medical supplies and equipment
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing and bathing
• Basic or advanced practice foot care
• Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Respite for family members and caregivers
• Help with light outdoor/yardwork

Offers supports to individuals with developmental disabilities living in their own homes

• Supports can vary from a few hours to 24 hours per day, depending on the individual's needs
• Aims to meet all aspects of the individuals needs, including but not limited to personal hygiene, cooking, cleaning, socialization, financial management and personal health care
• Provides one to one personal support within the home or community
• Teaches and/or maintains daily living skills and problem solving skills
• Degrees and types of supports provided are determined by the individual receiving supports, their families and service professionals such as Community Support Workers

• Oversees various types of housing options available to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
• Provides supports to individuals living in the homes as determined by individual needs; supports can range from a few hours to 24-hour supports with a focus on assisting the individuals to gain the highest possible level of independence and community inclusion

Administers the following housing arrangements:

• Group Homes
• Host Family Program
• Supported Independent Living

Offers services and support in the following areas:

• Communication
• Community awareness
• Cooking and meal planning
• Financial management
• Functional academics
• Healthcare
• Housekeeping
• Hygiene
• Laundry and clothing care
• Nutrition
• Recreation and leisure
• Shopping
• Social skills
• Transportation

Provides culturally appropriate and holistic long term support services and programs

Aboriginal Support Program

• Provides afternoons for socialization and activities such as Native crafts
• Offers prescription deliveries to clients' homes
• Provides accompaniment to appointments and errands
• Offers assistance with various tasks such as letter writing

Congregate Dining

• Organizes a twice-monthly luncheon
• Provides story telling, activities and refreshments for program participants
• Provides transportation for attendees

Friendly Visiting
Arranges weekly visits from support worker in individual's home upon request

Security Checks
Makes weekly calls to clients' homes to check on them and to determine pending appointments

Transportation Program

• Provides transportation on an as needed basis to all events at the Centre, the hospital or clinic and for errands around town including grocery shopping
• Arranges transportation for out of town specialist appointments when no other arrangements are available

Yoga Program

• Coordinates a yoga program at the recreation centre
• Chair Yoga every Monday morning

• Provides financial assistance with utility payments and/or rent arrears for low-income individuals and families and recipients of Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits
• Assists individuals at risk of homelessness to remain housed

Types of expenses eligible for assistance may include:

• Rent arrears
• Utility arrears,
• First and/or last month rent,
• Utility deposit,
• Moving expenses related to employment,
• Health and safe living

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

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Developed as a new program aimed at supporting 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

Services provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Assistance with personal care such as bathing
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Friendly visits to help with loneliness
• Assistance with coordination of contracted services for lawn care and snow removal
• Transportation/accompaniment to medical appointments and for errands such as banking and grocery shopping

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