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CDN Health Halton Seniors' Clubs InfoSeniors Ont. Seniors' Guide Relocate Wired Seniors

Editor: Doreen
Edited: Aug. 29, 2006

Seniors´ Caregiver Services Online

Services for Halton Seniors

- A safety Note -

• RCMP frauds and Scams
  The site defines Identity Theft and provides tips on how to protect yourself.
• Office of the privacy commissioner of Canada.
  A printable fact sheet:
  Identity Theft: What it is and what you can do about it

- Caregivers -

• Meals on Wheels - Halton Hills, Ontario CA
  
• Meals on Wheels - Georgetown
  
• Meals on Wheels - Milton
  
• Meals on Wheels - Oakville
  
• Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels
  Trained volunteers deliver all meals, visiting briefly with each person. (The Program is funded by Long-Term Care Division of the Ministry of Health, Client Fees and Donations.)

- Shopping Online -

• Grocery Gateway
  Order on-line groceries of all types including fresh produce, canned goods and meat. Delivers 7-days a week and all groceries are carried into the house for you. Minimum order is $45.00 (excluding taxes).
• Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy Services
  Has online refills and a free delivery service. Check out HealthWATCH Medication Library for information on how to use your medicines and what are the possible side effects. Also has refill medication reminder.

- Home Care -

• Bartimaeus Services for Seniors
  Provides professional support services to individuals, families, caregivers, hospitals and community-based organizations.
• HomeWell Senior Care
  Provides qualified and experienced caregivers for in-home care.
• Saint Elizabeth Health Care
  Offers home care. It enables people with acute health needs or chronic conditions to retain a level of independence in the comfort of their own home. For info on Hamilton and Halton Service Delivery Centres phone: (905) 972-0800.
• St. Joe's Home Care
  Provides nursing personal support and related services on a fee-for-service basis.
• St Joseph's Wellness House
  Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital provides a wide range of inpatient, outpatient and outreach services, efficiently and in partnership with others.
• St Peter's Home Service
  Provides nursing care and personal support services in the home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• VON Halton
  Provides frail seniors with the personal assistance and support needed to make them comfortable in their own homes. Also, provides quality telephone reassurance for seniors and adults with physical disabilities living independently in Hamilton and Halton.

Specialized Geriatric Services -

• Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton
  Exists to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer Disease and related disorders in the regions of Hamilton and Halton.
• Community Care Access Centres (CCAC)
  Provides access to government-funded in-home health care and community services, and long-term care homes.
• Outpatient & Outreach Services
  Consists of inpatient services, outreach programs, consultation services, collaborative outreach and outpatient services.
• Geriatric Assessment Clinic
  Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial has a specialized team that assesses and recommends a plan of care to improve the overall well-being of the person.
• North Halton Mental Health Clinic
  Is a community-based resource centre and counselling service promoting mental health.

Seniors' Principal Health Issues

• Arthritis, Types of Tells what it is, how common, warning signs, and what can be done for each type, such as: ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis.
• AgingEye Times
  Cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration , and diabetic retinopathy: these and other age-related eye diseases are the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness in seniors.
• fifty-plus.net (health) Directory listing the commonly encountered illnesses diseases endured by seniors.
• Seniors' Safe Medication Use Program
  Audio tips on safe use of medications.

Accommodation

• Adult Lifestyle Communities
  Downsize to an adult retirement community. Choose from detached homes, town houses condominiums, offering choice of urban or rural setting, activities and price ranges to meet your needs and interests.: located in many parts of Ontario.
• Bayfield Manor Is a family owned and operated Nursing And Retirement Home located in Kemptville, Ontario
• Canada Mortgage and Housing
  Tips on how to maintain seniors’ independence through home adaptations. Most homes are not well designed to meet the changing needs of seniors.
• Christie Gardens
  Seniors' apartments, residential care and nursing home in Toronto.
• Halton Accessible Housing.
  Accommodation...apartment or townhouse.. is provided by Halton Region and directed to senior persons. Rent, based on need, may be subsidized or at market value.
  Download an 'Access to Community Housing' application here. ,
  or telephone: 905 825 6000.
  Halton Housing services also maintains a list of privately owned/market value apartment buildings in which a higher % of residents are seniors..... Call the above phone number to get your copy.
• Oakville Senior Citizens Residence
  Admission applies to applicants whose age is 65 years or over. Location is in Bronte, overlooking Lake Ontario.
• Putnamhall Oakville
  Providers of quality retirement living at an affordable price. Hamilton, Ontario.
• retirement ret
  Retirement communities and retirement properties - includes active retirement communities and adult real estate developments.
• Retirement Residences REIT - Appleby Place Retirement Residence
  Is a three-storey residence located near shopping and community services. Has fireside lounge, library, hair salon, elegant dining room, coffee nook, and a private dining area for entertaining friends.
• Sunrise Senior Living
  Offers beautiful views of Lake Ontario. Sits close to the Lakeside Shopping Village, close to the transit, and next to a waterfront park with walking trails and picnic areas.

GTA Residences
GTA Long Term Care
Retirement Communities
(Diamond sponsor of the Burlington Footnotes Senior Performing Troupe.)

- Long-term Accommodation for Seniors in Halton -

• Allendale
  Is an accredited long-term care facility with 200 beds, providing nursing and medical services, social, therapeutic and nutritional care to our residents.Located in Milton, Ontario.
• Creek Way Village
  Located in Burlington is in the final stage of the design process. This new long-term care facility will be a three-story facility.
• Post Inn Village
  Is a 228-bed long-term care home in Oakville. Post Inn Online Tour

Senior Financial and Funeral Planning

• Canadian Senior years.  An excellent site, full of financial information: includes government pensions, estate planning, retiring abroad, Retirement Savings Plans and much more
• The Funeral Advisory Society of Hamilton and District
  Provides information to acquaint the public with the alternatives available in funeral arrangements so that they are better prepared to choose appropriate services and understand the costs involved.

Halton Handicap Transit Vans

• care-A-van Oakville
  
• Burlington Handi-van
  Is a specialized service operated by Burlington Transit for physically challenged persons who have been approved for transportation by the Handi-van Advisory Committee
• Milton Transit