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Description des services:
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Provides a range of non-medical, assisted living services to support high risk seniors with complex needs to continue living independently in the comfort of their own homes, including personal hygiene activities (washing, bathing, hair care, mouth care, preventative skin care, transferring/ positioning, etc.), personal routine of activities of daily living (dressing/undressing, toileting, help with eating, medication reminders), and essential homemaking services and safety and reassurance checks * services are scheduled at multiple times throughout the day or overnight according to clients' needs and preferences * each scheduled time is customized to the client's needs, depending on the level of support needed and the activity involved
Service providers are:
- MICBA Forum Italia
- Nucleus Independent Living
- OSCR (Oakville Senior Citizens Residence)
- Ontario March of Dimes
- Peel Senior Link
- Region of Halton
- VON Peel
- Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
SDL services are designed for seniors who need shorter, more frequent visits to help prevent premature placement in long-term care * clients may be eligible for up to 1.5 hours of personal support each day
Types of services provided:- Designated buildings (Hubs): PSWs are located onsite and deliver services to eligible seniors in their individual units, apartments or condos within the building
- Designated neighbourhoods (Hub and Spoke): In designated neighbourhoods, the Supports for Daily Living service provider has an onsite office in a building that services seniors who live there, but also provides services to eligible seniors who live in neighbouring apartment buildings, town homes, condos or homes within close proximity to the building
- Mobile service: focuses on getting high risk seniors who are being discharged from hospital home quickly regardless of where they live * SDL service providers travel throughout the region to deliver services until seniors are stabilized at home, then transition seniors to other community partners including other Supports for Daily Living service providers, Ontario Health atHome, or a combination of services that can address a senior’s needs
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