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Community Care East York Inc. (CCEY)Address: 840 Coxwell Ave, Suite 303 (Main Office); Suite 101 (Adult Day Program), East York, M4C 5T2Phone: 416-422-2026 Fax: 416-422-1513 Email: ccey@ccey.org Website: www.ccey.org Major Intersection: Coxwell Ave - O'Connor Dr Map: LHIN: Toronto Central LHIN Subregion: East Predominant Culture: Chinese, South East Asian, Greek, European |
| Adult Day Programs | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Program fee: $6 to $8 per day Transportation fee: $9 to $12 per 2 way trip |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Certain days of week designated for clients with cognitive impairments only. Call for further details. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Bereavement Counselling | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free for Individual Bereavement Counseling. Bereavement Support Groups are $10.00 for 7 week series. |
| Population Served: | Seniors and adults who have recently lost a loved one. It is recommended that at least 2-3 months have passed since the death, before a client attends the group. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Bereavement Support Groups run every Spring and Fall on a weekly basis for seven weeks, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Subsidies available for groups. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Case Management | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | No cost. |
| Population Served: | Seniors and adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Provided by Registered Social Workers, who visit clients in their homes. CCEY also provides Intensive Case Management for seniors, age 60 years and older, who have mental health needs or behavioural needs. This service is called Full Circle Program and is provided in partnership with Toronto East General Hospital and Woodgreen Community. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Crisis Support and Assistance | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | No cost. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | CARRT is a non-Emergency program, providing crisis assessment for isolated individuals, by a Social Worker and a Nurse. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Dementia Specific Counselling | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | No cost. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Supportive Counseling to clients with dementia and their caregivers. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Dementia Specific Education and Training | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | No fee for individual education. $10.00 for group with subsidies available. |
| Population Served: | Caregivers of seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Support and Educational group for informal caregivers. Six week series offered in Spring and Fall each year. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Footcare Specialists | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Initial Assessment: $10 At Clinic: $20.00 per visit. In-home: $35.00 per visit. Fees for service may be covered by Veterans Affairs Canada or your insurance company. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | The Foot Care Service provides specially trained, registered foot-care nurses to do in-home consultation/assessment and provide basic foot care treatments in the home. Community-based Foot Care Clinics: Second and fourth Tuesday - all day; second and third Wednesday afternoons, fourth Friday morning. Call: 416-467-1166 to make an appointment. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Friendly Visiting | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | This service is free. The client is responsible for volunteer escort's transportation cost. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to maximize independence, health and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | The Friendly Visiting - Escort Program is a support service that matches volunteers with frail, isolated seniors or adults with disabilities to provide one-on-one socialization and to escort on walks, errands and medical appointments. Coordinators are available Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Volunteer escort visits are available Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 24 hours notice of cancellation is required. Volunteer visiting is available seven days a week and evenings. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Home Maintenance and Repair | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Recommended rate for brokers is $14 - $16 per hour. SCOPE (student brokers) $10 per hour. Handyperson $17 per hour. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | The Home Maintenance Program provides services for outdoor and indoor home maintenance. Outdoor services are carried out by independent brokers (members of a community registry) and by students through the SCOPE program. Services include snow shoveling, grass cutting, yard clean-up and eaves trough and window cleaning. Indoor services are offered by a direct employee of CCEY known as the handyperson. These services occur inside the home and include installation of smoke detectors and grab bars, safety treads on stairs and window cleaning. Brokers and SCOPE are available daily upon request. Handyperson is available Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00p.m. 24 hours notice is required for cancellation of appointment. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Homemaking / Home Help | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Clients pay an hourly rate based on a sliding scale ($0 to $13.50 per hour). Fees for service may be covered by the East York Access Centre, Veterans Affairs Canada or your insurance company. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Services available: cleaning; laundry; meal preparation; shopping; changing bed sheets; cleaning refrigerator, stove or cupboards; escorts to medical appointments; banking; bathing, toileting; dressing; feeding; companionship; and care of the terminally ill. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Information and Referral | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | No cost. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Information and referral provided by social workers through the Intake Program, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Personal Care / Personal Support | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Clients pay an hourly rate based on a sliding scale ($0 to $13.50 per hour). Fees for service may be covered by the East York Access Centre, Veterans Affairs Canada or your insurance company. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic mental health problems. All people requiring assistance with personal care. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Services available: cleaning; laundry; meal preparation; shopping; changing bed sheets; cleaning refrigerator, stove or cupboards; escorts to medical appointments; banking; bathing, toileting; dressing; feeding; companionship; and care of the terminally ill. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Respite Care at Home | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Clients pay an hourly rate based on a sliding scale ($0 to $13.50 per hour). Fees for service may be covered by the East York Access Centre, Veterans Affairs Canada or your insurance company. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, chronic and life threatening illness, AIDS. Anyone who needs care and support to promote independence, good health, and well being. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Available 24 hours, 7 days a week. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Support Groups for Caregivers | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $10.00, subsidies available. |
| Population Served: | Family caregivers of individuals with dementia who may be exhibiting challenging behaviours. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | Six week caregiver support groups offered every Spring and Fall. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
| Transportation Services | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Up to 8km: $4.00 each way. 8 km to 15 km: $9 for 8-15 km 15km+: $11. The client is responsible for any parking fees incurred during the trip. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, or cognitive impairments, unable to access the TTC independently, and able to transfer with minimal assistance. |
| Area Served: | East York |
| Additional Information: | For Clients of Community Care East York. Hours of operation: 8:00am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday. |
| Last Updated: | August 2008 |
Organizations in Toronto offering dementia related programs and services are invited to send us the details so that they can be posted on our website. Just send the completed survey to mcameron@alzheimertoronto.org OR fax: 416-322-6656 For more information on how to be added to the database, or to update your organization's existing records, please contact Margaret Cameron at: mcameron@alzheimertoronto.org or tel: 416-640-6320. |
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