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North York Seniors Centre - Community Support Services and Adult Day CentreAddress: 80 Sheppard Ave W, North York, M2N 1M2Phone: 416-225-1231 Fax: 416-225-9867 Email: info@nyseniors.org Website: www.nyseniors.org Major Intersection: Yonge St - Sheppard Ave W. Map: LHIN: Central LHIN Subregion: Predominant Culture: |
| Adult Day Programs | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $26.50 full day program includes hot lunch and snacks. Subsidies available. Transportation services available - $5.25 one way or $10.50 round trip. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Seniors who are physically frail and/or cognitively impaired. Individuals with Parkinson's disease. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | A Day Away Club: social/recreational program offered Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Depending on availability, clients can attend 2 or 3 days per week. Kosher and vegetarian meals available upon request. Cancelations are to be made at least 24 hours in advance. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Case Management | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Persons with dementia and their caregivers |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Client Intervention and Assistance | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free |
| Population Served: | Adults 55+ and caregivers. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Outreach team provides case management, information and referral, service coordination and crisis intervention. Program is not dementia specific. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Dementia Specific Education and Training | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $10.00 per training session. Please call for details |
| Population Served: | Caregivers, anyone interested. |
| Area Served: | Open catchment area. |
| Additional Information: | |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Early Onset Services (under 65) | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $10.00 per training session. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Caregivers of persons with dementia diagnosed before the age 65. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Services available include: education, support groups. Clients may contact agency themselves or be referred by doctor or other community agencies, hospitals, CCAC. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Friendly Visiting | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Adults 55+ who live within the catchment area |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Volunteer based program. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Group Dining | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $8.00 per day. Subsidies available. Transportation services available $5.25 one way or $10.50 round trip. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Women 55+ who are frail and live in conditions of isolation; women with dementia accompanied by a caregiver. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Monday and Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 21 Hendon Avenue. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Homemaking / Home Help | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $17.40 per hour, minimum 1 1/2 hours. Subsidies available to eligible clients. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Persons with dementia and their caregivers, Adults 55+ who live within the catchment area. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Minimum of 1 hour per visit. Services available include: light house cleaning, shopping, banking/paying bills, laundry/ironing, planning/preparing meals, personal care. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Information and Referral | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Persons with dementia and their caregivers |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Palliative Care / Hospice | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $17.40 per hour, minimum 1 1/2 hours. Subsidies available to eligible clients. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Adults 55+, persons with dementia and their caregivers. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Minimum of 1 hour per visit. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Personal Care / Personal Support | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $17.40 per hour, minimum 1 1/2 hours. Subsidies available to eligible clients. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Persons with dementia and their caregivers, Adults 55+ living within the catchment area. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Minimum of 1 hour per visit. Services can be provided at personal residences, retirement homes and hospitals within the catchment area. Services available include: escorting to appointments, meal planning and preparation, essential grocery shopping, assistance with bathing, dressing, ambulation, eating, toileting, grooming/shaving, hair care, mouth care. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Resource Centre / Library | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | For agency clients and their caregivers. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Materials about dementia available. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Respite Care at Home | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $17.40 per hour, minimum 1 1/2 hours. Subsidies available to eligible clients. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | Persons with dementia and their caregivers, Adults 55+ living within the catchment area. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Minimum of 1 hour per visit. Services available include: companionship, escorting to appointments, meal planning and preparation, essential grocery shopping, assistance with bathing, dressing, ambulation, eating, toileting, grooming/shaving, hair care, mouth care. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Support Groups for Caregivers | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free |
| Population Served: | For persons with dementia, caregivers, any client 55+ requiring minimal assistance. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Community Support Caregiver Group is held on the 2nd and last Thursday of the month, at 80 Sheppard Ave. West from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Cantonese Speaking Caregiver Support Group is held on the last Thursday of the month, call for time and location. North York Seniors Centre and Meals on Wheels and More Evening Caregiver Support Group is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. For more information contact: Facilitators: Stacy Hilliman 416-225-1231 ext.17 or Ellen Houser at 416-225-6041 ext.20 |
| Last Updated: | December 2009 |
| Telephone Reassurance / Telephone Security Checks | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Persons with dementia and their caregivers, Adults 55+ living within the catchment area. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Volunteer based program. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
| Transportation Services | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | $5.25 one way or $10.50 round trip, ride within catchment area. Must pay membership fee of $40.00 per year. Please call for details. |
| Population Served: | For any client 55+ who cannot drive, not eligible for wheeltrans and living within catchment area. For persons with dementia traveling alone or accompanied by a caregiver. |
| Area Served: | Bathurst to Victoria Park, Steeles to Hwy 401 |
| Additional Information: | Escorts are not available. Non-wheelchair vehicles. |
| Last Updated: | August 2009 |
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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