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West Park Long Term Care CentreAddress: 82 Buttonwood Ave, York, M6M 2J5Phone: 416-614-9494 Fax: 416-245-9563 Email: westpark@extendicare.com Website: www.westpark.org/patientservices/LTCwelcome.html Major Intersection: Jane St - Weston Rd Map: LHIN: Toronto Central LHIN Subregion: North West Predominant Culture: |
| Long Term Care Homes | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Rates at Long-Term Care Facilities |
| Who is eligible: | A person must be 18 years of age or older; possess a valid Ontario Health Card; have health care needs that cannot be met with any combination of caregiving or community-based services in the home; have health care needs that can be met in a long-term care facility. |
| Area Served: | Open catchment area |
| Additional Information: | |
| Application: | Applications must originate in the CCAC where the individual (applicant) resides. Individuals (applicants) may choose Long Term Care facilities from outside their own CCAC area. |
| How to apply: | Contact your local Community Care Access Centre. |
| Unit description: | Dementia specific floor/unit. Secure unit for individuals who wander and/or have complex behavioural problems - 40 beds. Beds for individuals with ealier stages of dementia available on other floors as required. |
| Safety features: | Alarm on outer door, key pads, Wanderguard bracelets, elevators have key pad access, magnetic lock on both doors for Humber/York secured unit. Safe outdoor wandering area. No smoking facility. |
| Total beds: | 200 |
| Dementia beds: | 40 |
| Predominant Culture: | None. |
| Last Updated: | January 2009 |
| Short Term Stay | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | |
| Who is eligible: | A person must be 18 years of age or older; possess a valid Ontario Health Card; have health care needs that cannot be met with any combination of caregiving or community-based services in the home; have health care needs that can be met in a long-term care facility. |
| Area Served: | Open catchment area |
| Additional Information: | |
| Application: | Applications must originate in the CCAC where the individual (applicant) resides. Individuals (applicants) may choose Long Term Care facilities from outside their own CCAC area. |
| How to apply: | Contact your local Community Care Access Centre. |
| Unit description: | Dementia specific floor/unit. Secure unit for individuals who wander and/or have complex behavioural problems - 40 beds. Beds for individuals with ealier stages of dementia available on other floors as required. |
| Safety features: | Alarm on outer door, key pads, Wanderguard bracelets, elevators have key pad access, magnetic lock on both doors for Humber/York secured unit. Safe outdoor wandering area. No smoking facility. |
| Total respite beds: | 1. Bed is not in a secure unit, but can accommodate persons with dementia. |
| Predominant Culture: | None. |
| Last Updated: | January 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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