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Home Care - Home Care Program

Provides in-home services for people who require short or long term support to remain in their homes safely. Depending on individual needs, may include:

Nursing care: Health monitoring, IV therapy, injections, wound care, and patient teaching
Home support: Assistance with daily activities like bathing and dressing
Social work: Individual and family counselling for illness, loss or end-of-life issues
Dietitian services: Nutrition assessment and education
Physiotherapy: To maximize independence, function and mobility
Occupational therapy: Support for daily living, special devices, equipment or modification to home or workplace
Long term care: Assessment for nursing home admission
Palliative care: Comfort and support to live fully until the end of life
Adult day programs - enriching social activities for seniors
Adult protection - for vulnerable adults who need protection from neglect or abuse

Home Care - COACH Program

Provides in-home support to frail seniors with complex health needs to help them live at home longer, return home from hospital stays sooner or transition to long term care.

The program is offered jointly by professionals from the Home Care, Primary Care and Geriatric Programs who assist seniors in learning to better manage their health and make decisions that positively impact their quality of care and life.

Friendly Visitor Program

Volunteers provide friendship and companionship by spending an hour a week with seniors who are at risk of becoming socially isolated. Participants and volunteers are matched by shared interests.

Friendly Calls

Matches individuals with trained volunteers who connect with them regularly to check-in, provide emotional support, encourage healthy coping strategies, and suggest well-being resources and community connections to other existing services.

First Link Learning Series

Provides education sessions to help people living with dementia, and their family members and friends to live as well as possible with the disease. Participants have opportunities to learn and share with others who are affected by dementia. The sessions include:

A comprehensive overview of Alzheimer's and other dementias
Skills needed to provide day to day care
How to understand changes in behaviour, personality, and communication
Coping strategies
Available resources and support
Care in the later stages

First Link

Provides education and support for individuals with living dementia and/or family caregivers from the time of diagnosis through ongoing treatment.

Exercise for Health Programs - PEI

Provides a free six-week virtual educational program to individuals with chronic diseases to improve heart health, strength, balance, and flexibility. The program is ideal for beginners and will focus on progressive, low to moderate intensity exercise weekly with with a clinical exercise physiologist, Katie Beck. Program includes:

Full initial health screening
Education on how exercise can help with specific health conditions and any considerations for those on medication and treatment
Exercise suggestions that are progressive and tailored to meet individual physical ability. A resistance band will be mailed to home and is the only equipment needed
Intention setting sessions, movement challenges, and recreational aspect (trivia, etc.) along the way
Introduction to the Graduate Program which will be available after the introductory program has been completed

Dog Care Support for Seniors

Provides support for older adults with dogs. Includes:

Assistance with exercising dogs
Deliver/pick up supplies from grocery or pet store
Help with animal hygiene
Transportation to and from vet and groomer
Temporary care during hospitalization

Alzheimer Society Counselling

Provides counselling services for individuals living with dementia and/or family caregivers through telephone support, family interventions, and one-on-one sessions.

Alzheimer Information and Resources

Online and in-person information, education and resources about dementia for individuals living with dementia, caregivers, and family members.

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