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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

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Provides information, advocacy and support to assist frail, vulnerable and at-risk elderly adults and individuals with care needs to remain in their homes as long as possible
• Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family

Community Support Services offered:

• Caregiver support
• Case management
• Friendly visiting
• Service arrangement and coordination
• Transportation for medical appointments within Dryden and/or assistance with medical appointment arrangements
• Visiting for social and safety reasons, either in person or on the phone

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

Offers an adult activity centre for individuals living in their own home who have chronic health issues or little social contact due to isolation or memory loss

• Provides respite for caregivers
• Offers return transportation between home and centre
• Provides a daily hot lunch and snacks
• Loans out assistive technology for short-term use only such as walkers and raised toilet seats
• Provides a monthly events calendar online or at office

Activities include:

• Computer classes and instruction
• Craft making sessions
• Exercise programs
• Guest speakers and entertainers
• Information sessions on health and safety related topics (ie diabetes, fire safety)
• Music sing-alongs
• Outings to community events
• Parties and social gatherings
• Walking groups

Provides a variety of in-home health care services

Home Support

• Acquired Brain Injury
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• Companion Aide
• Homemaking
• Palliative Care
• Personal Care

Respite

• Respite Care

Nursing

• Chronic disease management
• Foot care
• Palliative Care
• Post hospitalization care
• Post hospitalization intravenous care
• Wound Care
• Senior wellness checks

Provides community health services in the following areas:

• Communicable disease emergencies
• Harm reduction strategies such as safe needle use and education about Naloxone kits
• Health education and support including smoking cessation, healthy eating and physical activity
• Healthy pregnancy, child development and nutrition
• Immunizations
• Outbreak management
• Surveillance
• Tuberculosis

Milk Coupon Program

• Provides up to 4 litres of milk per week for eligible community members
• Strives to improve the health of pregnant women and young children

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

• 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

Community Support Services offered include:

• 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

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

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

Provides the following services through a Case Manager/Nurses, Personal 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
• Service coordination with other agencies if required
• Home care nursing duties
• Access to medical supplies and equipment
• Personal care help with activities such as dressing, toileting, eating, mobility and bathing
• 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 including lawn mowing and wood chopping

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

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 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

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
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• Companion Aide
• Homemaking
• Palliative Care
• Personal Care

Respite

• Respite Care

Nursing

• Chronic disease management
• Foot care
• Palliative Care
• Post hospitalization care
• Post hospitalization intravenous care
• Wound Care
• Senior wellness checks