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Toronto Central Community Care Access CentreOffice phone: 416-506-9888 English ; 416-701-4646 French
Placement in long term care homes -- adults 18 years and over with disabilities, who require placement in long term care homes must meet one or more of the following conditions -- need assistance with tasks of daily living, or monitoring of medication, or availability of on site nursing, or must be at risk of being abused or abusing others, and community services are no longer sufficient How to apply: Call above number for information home visit may be necessary to complete assessment Placement in long term care homes -- eligible applicants will be placed on waiting list of one to three facilities in Ontario chosen by the applicant applicants will not be placed without their consent applicants may select individual facilities, but may not apply to them directly Fees: Free with Ontario Health Insurance Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms Service description: Arranges in-home or school-based health and social services, and placement in long term care homes service coordination information and referral for related community services brochures available in Braille, Chinese, English, Filipino, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, Vietnamese In-home services -- nursing care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, nutritional counselling, personal support, homemaking if eligible for above services, other services may be provided such as drug card, medical equipment or supplies, laboratory services, transportation Child and family services -- for children or youth with short or long-term disabilities or other special needs and their families 2 components in-home health and personal support, services as listed above, with the addition of palliative care and respite care (caregiver relief) school-based services -- professional services to enable children with disabilities or ongoing diseases to attend school Acquired brain injuries -- access to and coordination of services Also information and assistance in linking to existing community support services, which may also be contacted directly by consumers such services include friendly visiting, meals on wheels, volunteer transportation, security checks, that are relatively low in cost and primarily volunteer-based also help finding other services, such as attendant care for persons with physical disabilities and supportive housing services Placement in long term care homes -- access for admission to long term care homes, or for transfer to facilities outside Toronto does not include seniors apartments, retirement homes, or chronic care hospitals subsidies for ward accommodation may be available -- apply directly to facility after placement Short stay -- respite for caregivers includes persons with Alzheimer Disease Convalescent Care -- following surgery or illness medical and therapeutic supportive care provided in a long term care facility usually 30-45 days Crisis placements -- when support suddenly breaks down at home, person is placed wherever a bed is available, while awaiting placement in the facility of choice Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity Subjects: Alzheimer disease; Case management; Children; Disabilities; Head injuries; Health assessments; Home health care; Home support; Homemaking; Hospice care; Information and referral; Long term care facilities; Mental health; Nursing care; Nutrition; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Respite care; Seniors; Speech disorders; Vacation care; Youth Other Services See List |
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