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Programme:
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Friendly Visiting Program
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Adresse postale:
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3038 Hurontario St, Suite 206
Mississauga, ON
L5B 3B9
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Carte
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Intersection:
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Hurontario St (Hwy 10) and Dundas St W
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Accessibilité:
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Accessible en fauteuil roulant
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Heures d’ouverture:
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Administration | |
| Lun | 09h-16h30 | |
| Mar | 09h-16h30 | |
| Mer | 09h-16h30 | |
| Jeu | 09h-16h30 | |
| Ven | 09h-16h30 | |
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Exécutifs:
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Gurpreet Malhotra - Chief Executive Officer
905-275-2369 ext 1223 * gmalhotra@induscs.ca
Navneet Dhillon - Director, Health Services
905-275-2369 ext 1223 * ndhillon@induscs.ca
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Description des services:
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Program aims to alleviate the isolation and loneliness experienced by older adults, 55+ by assigning a friendly visitor to assist with social and indoor recreational activities * clients receive weekly one hour visits by screened and trained volunteers, with varying skills, abilities, and language * program does not include homemaking, personal care, or nursing services * volunteers engage clients in meaningful conversation or activities of interest, in the comfort of the client’s home or assisted-living facility, as well as provide caregiver respite * clients comfortable with using the phone may also be eligible for the Telephone Reassurance program, to receive 30-minute weekly phone check-ins by a volunteer
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Procédé et formulaires:
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Referral form available online
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Admissibilité / population desservie:
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Socially isolated * cognitively impaired older adults (55+)
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Langues:
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English * Arabic * Bengali * Gujarati * Hindi * Punjabi * Tamil * Urdu
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Zone(s) desservie(s):
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Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga
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Carte
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