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Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care - Scarborough McNicollAddress: 2311 McNicoll Ave, Scarborough, M1V 5L3Phone: 416-321-6333 Fax: 416-321-6313 Email: centre@yeehong.com Website: www.yeehong.com Major Intersection: Midland Ave - McNicoll Ave Map: LHIN: Central East LHIN Subregion: Predominant Culture: Chinese |
| Adult Day Programs | |
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| Cost: | Scarborough (McNicoll) site: $20.00 lunch included. Additional fee will be charged for transportation, outings and special events costs. |
| Population Served: | Frail seniors, stroke survivors and individuals with dementia. |
| Area Served: | Scarborough (McNicoll) site: Victoria Park Ave to Neilson Rd, Ellesmere Ave to HWY 7. There is no boundaries for the services if individuals provide their own transportation. |
| Additional Information: | Scarborough (McNicoll) site: :Adult Day Program - Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Special Day Program - Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Referrals are welcome from medical professionals, social workers, family members, friends, or clients themselves. Applicants will be assessed individually for service suitability. |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Client Intervention and Assistance | |
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| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Seniors and caregivers, including those coping with dementia, who are in need of the service. |
| Area Served: | Markham Rd to Bayview Ave, Ellesmere Rd to Major Mackenzie Dr (York Region) |
| Additional Information: | Referral not required. To access service contact the Social Worker at Yee Hong Centre. The service is aimed at helping seniors cope with the daily demands of independent living in the community. It includes: - Supportive counselling to seniors and their caregivers - Information and referral to community resources - Coordination of services - Crisis intervention - Practical assistance such as filling out forms and applications |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Friendly Visiting | |
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| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Seniors who are 55+, seniors who are at risk of living alone, those who need assistance in overcoming isolation because of physical/ functional limitations, those with emotional difficulties such as depression, and are socially withdrawn from joining community activities. |
| Area Served: | Markham Rd to Bayview Ave, Ellesmere Rd to Major Mackenzie Dr (York Region). |
| Additional Information: | Service matches a volunteer to regularly visit an isolated or frail adult on a one to one basis. It aims to provide social support, contact with the community and to ensure the well-being, health and safety of the clients. |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Geriatric Medical Assessment | |
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| Cost: | Covered by OHIP. |
| Population Served: | Seniors experienceing or showing signs of cognitive impairment |
| Area Served: | Markham Rd to Bayview Ave, Lawrence Ave to Major Mackenzie Dr (York Region) There is no boundaries for the services if individuals provide their own transportation. |
| Additional Information: | Referral from Medical Doctor is required. Consultations are by appointments only. For inquiries or appointment, please call 416-321-6679. |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Long Term Care Homes | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Rates as established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for residence in such 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: -Must originate in a Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) for the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) area in with the individual resides. - Individuals may choose to apply to long-term care facilities outside of their own CCAC/LHIN area. - Applications are made either by approaching the one's CCAC, or with the assistance of the discharge planning staff of the hospital in which one is being treated for a health condition. Description of a Long-Term Care Home Dementia Care Unit - Specifically designated secure access units/floors- for individuals who might be disoriented and liable to wander - include such features as : alarm on unit and on outer door, cameras, key pad controlled access, maglocks, use of wanderguard bracelets, ID bracelets. - No secure outdoor wandering area or smoking facility is available. - Dementia units located at each of the Yee Hong Centres, specific number of dementia beds varies across centres. |
| 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 unit/floor. No secure unit for individuals who wander and/or have complex behavioural problems. |
| Safety features: | Alarm on outer door and unit. Locks on elevators. ID bracelets. Wanderguard bracelets. Cameras. Key pads, Maglocks. No secure outdoor wandering area. Non-smoking facility. |
| Total beds: | 155 |
| Dementia beds: | 32 |
| Predominant Culture: | Chinese. |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Memory Clinic | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Covered by OHIP. |
| Population Served: | Seniors with memory or cognitive problems. Consultations provided in response to physician referrals only. |
| Area Served: | Markham Rd to Bayview Ave, Ellesmere Rd to Major Mackenzie Dr (York Region). |
| Additional Information: | First and only memory program offering Chinese and English cognitive tests in the GTA. Seniors with symptoms of memory decline will be tested, treatment and care recommendations will be provided to referring physicians, patients and families. For more information please call 416-321-6333 ext. 2502. mcfung@yeehong.com |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Short Term Stay | |
| 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: -Must originate in a Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) for the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) area in with the individual resides. - Individuals may choose to apply to long-term care facilities outside of their own CCAC/LHIN area. - Applications are made either by approaching the one's CCAC, or with the assistance of the discharge planning staff of the hospital in which one is being treated for a health condition. Description of a Long-Term Care Home Dementia Care Unit - Specifically designated secure access units/floors- for individuals who might be disoriented and liable to wander - include such features as : alarm on unit and on outer door, cameras, key pad controlled access, maglocks, use of wanderguard bracelets, ID bracelets. - No secure outdoor wandering area or smoking facility is available. - Short Stay beds are not necessarily located in Dementia unit specifically; Usually up to 2 short stay beds designated at each of the Yee Hong Centres. |
| 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 unit/floor. No secure unit for individuals who wander and/or have complex behavioural problems. |
| Safety features: | Alarm on outer door and unit. Locks on elevators. ID bracelets. Wanderguard bracelets. Cameras. Key pads, Maglocks. No secure outdoor wandering area. Non-smoking facility. |
| Total respite beds: | 2 |
| Predominant Culture: | Chinese. |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Support Groups for Caregivers | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Free. |
| Population Served: | Individuals who provide care and assistance to elderly relatives/family members including those who may be affected by Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. |
| Area Served: | Markham Rd to Bayview Ave, Ellesmere Rd to Major Mackenzie Dr (York Region). There is no boundaries for the services if individuals provide their own transportation and providing there is space in group. |
| Additional Information: | Services includes supportive counselling, educational workshops, support groups, and resource corner. Support Group: The third Wednesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. call for location Last Thursday of every month from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. call for location Caregivers’ Resource Corner, Scarborough (McNicoll) site: Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Referrals are welcome from medical professionals, social workers, family members, friends or clients themselves. |
| Last Updated: | April 2009 |
| Transportation Services | |
| definition | |
| Cost: | Fees vary according to distance. Fee charges from $5.00 to $10.00 - round trip. |
| Population Served: | Seniors who are 55+; those who are unable to access public transportation because of short or long term physical limitations; those whose friends and relatives are not available to provide transportation; those who reside within the service boundary. |
| Area Served: | 1st layer: Pharmacy Ave to Middlefield Rd, Denison St to Sheppard Ave 2nd layer: Don Mills Rd to Neilson Rd, HWY7 to Ellesmere Rd 3rd layer: Bayview Ave to Neilson Rd, 16th Ave to Lawrence Ave |
| Additional Information: | Transportation to Adult Day Programs, Congregate Dining, Medical appointments, shopping trips, and group trips associated with the Yee Hong Centre. |
| Last Updated: | April 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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