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Humber Community Seniors' Services Inc.Address: 1167 Weston Rd, Toronto, M6M 4P5Phone: 416-249-7946 Fax: 416-249-4219 Email: info@humberseniors.org Website: www.humberseniors.org Major Intersection: Weston Rd - Eglinton Ave W Map: LHIN: Toronto Central LHIN Subregion: North West Predominant Culture: Italian |
| Adult Day Programs | |
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| Cost: | Maximum $20 per day with fees assessed on a sliding scale. Includes lunch and snacks. $5.00 for transportation round trip within our catchment area. |
| Population Served: | Persons living in the community who are physically frail, socially isolated, or who have a cognitive or physical impairment. |
| Area Served: | Former City of York |
| Additional Information: | The Caring Garden - Adult Day Services. Spanish programming offered as of April 2008. Service provided in partnership with Etobicoke Services for Seniors. Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Last Updated: | April 2008 |
| Home Maintenance and Repair | |
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| Cost: | $385.00 per contract for the season May to November. Hourly charge $22.00 per hour per worker for additional jobs not covered by contract. Contact organization for further details. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, persons who are chronically ill or convalescing. |
| Area Served: | Former City of York |
| Additional Information: | Contract includes: lawn maintenance, hedge trimming, yard work and minor repair jobs. Service is available on a first-come-first-served basis with exception of lawn cutting, which is scheduled on a rotation basis. Referrals can be made for painting, heavy cleaning, washing windows, eaves troughs, plumbing, roofing, heating and air conditioning, and electrical work. |
| Last Updated: | April 2008 |
| Homemaking / Home Help | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $11.00 per hour, 3 hour minimum. Limited subsidy available based on income level. Contact organization for further details. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, persons who are chronically ill or convalescing. |
| Area Served: | Former City of York west of Dufferin |
| Additional Information: | Light housekeeping such as cleaning, organizing, defrosting refrigerator, cleaning stove, oven, sink, toilet, bath, basin, mop kitchen, wash, dry, and put away dishes and laundry. |
| Last Updated: | April 2008 |
| Meals on Wheels | |
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| Cost: | Hot meal - $5.75 each. Frozen meals: 5 meal package $26.50, 2 meal package $15.50. Subsidies available for hot meals to eligible clients. Subsidized rate: $2.50 per meal. Qualification for subsidy is based on income. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, persons who are chronically ill or convalescing. |
| Area Served: | York northern boundary to Dundas, Old Weston and St Clair; Dufferin St to Humber River |
| Additional Information: | Traditional Canadian hot meals. Italian and Eastern European hot meals available. Frozen meals available with choice of menu delivered on Fridays. Therapeutic diets available if accompanied by a doctor's certificate. |
| Last Updated: | April 2008 |
| Telephone Reassurance / Telephone Security Checks | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, persons who are chronically ill or convalescing. |
| Area Served: | Former City of York |
| Additional Information: | Friendly telephone calls made by volunteers as security check or telephone visit. Client and volunteer mutually agree upon time and frequency of calls. |
| Last Updated: | April 2008 |
| Transportation Services | |
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| Cost: | Based on kilometers traveled. Return trips: 0 to 5 km $7.00 6 to 10 km $9.00 11 to 20 km $16.50 +20 km $22.00 Clients are responsible for any parking charges incurred. |
| Population Served: | Seniors, adults with physical disabilities, persons who are chronically ill or convalescing. |
| Area Served: | Former City of York |
| Additional Information: | Medical and non-medical trips available. Destinations also out of area (e.g., downtown). Group rides for grocery shopping, Adult Day Services, and Syme 55+ Centre $5.00. Weekly mall trips: $12.00 Contact organization for more details. |
| Last Updated: | April 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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