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WHAT
ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES?
Community
support services help people to live at home safely and stay connected
to their communities. Various community agencies deliver a wide range
of diverse programs and services including:
Caregiver
services
Caregiver
services support family members and friends in their care-giving roles
by providing counselling and relief from care duties. Caregiver services
include:
- respite;
- support
and counseling;
- training,
information and education; and
- volunteer
hospice visiting.
Community
services
Community
services reduce feelings of isolation, foster friendships, create experiences
for young and old, and offer escorted rides to essential appointments.
Community services include:
- adult
day programs;
- Alzheimer
and dementia overnight care;
- friendly
visiting;
- intergenerational
programs;
- social
and recreational programs;
- transportation;
and
- grocery
and shopping buses.
Health
services
Health
services provide care in the home and community for those in need of special
help due to illness, disability, or age-related limitation. Health services
include:
- nursing;
- therapies
such as occupational therapy and physiotherapy;
- foot
care;
- palliative
care;
- personal
support; and
- housing
support.
Attendant
care services
Attendant
care services enable many people with disabilities to acquire and retain
employment, decreasing and, in many cases, eliminating dependence on social
assistance. Attendant care services include assistance with:
- getting
in and out of bed;
- personal
hygiene such as bathing, cleaning teeth and brushing hair;
- food
preparation; and
- other
basic activities that help a person get up and out to work.
Home
services
Home
services help people live safely and securely on their own and provide
assistance with everyday household activities. Home services include:
- emergency
response systems;
- home
help, homemaking and snow removal;
- home
maintenance and repair;
- intervention
and assistance;
- life
skills services for people with disabilities; and
- security
checks and reassurance.
Nutrition
services
Nutrition services provide healthy, home-delivered meals and lively community
dining events. Nutrition services include:
- congregate
dining, also known as Diner's Club and Wheels to Meals;
- Meals
on Wheels; and
- Nutritionist.
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