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Seniors Help - Income programs, home care, housing and transportation, How to find in Burlington

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Record #: BTN4781 Last Full Update: 08 Nov 2012
Contact Information
Located In CommunityBurlington
Wheelchair AccessibilityUnknown or Not Applicable
Service Details
Areas ServedBurlington
DescriptionINCOME / PENSION PROGRAMS: see record for Income Programs and Financial Assistance 
 
SENIORS PROPERTY TAX REBATE AND DEFERRAL see here 
 
HEALTH AND SAFETY-RELATED HELP 
Personal care: 
Ontario's health care system pays for in-home personal care services provided by: 
1) Community Care Access Centre: Case management and care needs assessment * personal support workers (bathing, dressing, etc.) * occupational therapy, home safety, assistive devices, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.  
2) Ontario March of Dimes Attendant Services Personal support workers (bathing, dressing, etc.) * client must be able to direct own care 
 
Other: 
ConnectCare personal emergency response system (panic button) administered by local hospitals 
Canadian Red Cross, Meals on Wheels 
House calls and mobile lab/diagnostic services 
Community/congregate meals 
 
 
HOMEMAKING, HOUSEKEEPING HELP  
1) For eligible veterans: Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Independence Program  
2) Nonprofit agencies (fee for use): Links2Care * Acclaim Health * AbleLiving * Saint Elizabeth Health Care 
3) Commercial businesses (fee for use): see list here:  
 
HOME AND YARD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 
Links2Care, nonprofit agency arranges help on sliding scale geared to income 
Snow Removal Programs in Burlington 
 
SHOPPING, ERRANDS, TRANSPORTATION 
1) To medical appointments, daycare and hospital see record for Medical Transportation, Non-Emergency 
 
2) Shopping, errands, general transportation:  
Free: 
Occasionally, the free, volunteer Friendly Visiting programs of Acclaim Health and Links2Care may include help with shopping, errands, etc., depending on individual client and volunteer 
 
Fee for use: 
Burlington Transit Handi-Van for those with physical disabilities  
Grocery delivery, shuttles and shopping assistance 
Home care agencies that transport/provide assistance for shopping, errands and social outings, for a fee (both nonprofit and commercial)  
Full-service gas stations 
 
HOUSING FOR SENIORS  
1) Nonprofit: Open to any income level (some units are subsidized for those with low income or set at below market rent, other units are at market rent, ) * some also provide supportive services (meals, medication supervision, personal care) * for complete list of nonprofit housing in Halton (government-owned and other), see Search Subsidized Housing Communities * the details for each housing community shows how to apply (in general, for market rent units, apply directly to housing provider and for subsidized units, most share a centralized application process through HATCH (Halton Access to Community Housing) 905-825-6000 * Bonnie Place and Maranatha Homes take direct applications 
 
2) Private retirement residences ('assisted living') (list) For-profit businesses with assisted living services (eg, medication supervision and meals) * these are rental facilities, regulated only by Residential Tenancies Act * some voluntarily accredited by Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA)  
Vary in types of personal care available and level of care need they will accept * some may allow residents to acquire additional care through CCAC home care services or by privately contracting services  
 
3) Long-Term Care (nursing homes) (see list here
Health care facilities geared to higher care needs than can be filled by home care, supportive housing or private retirement residences 
Licensed and regulated by Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care * rates fixed by Ministry  
Apply through Community Care Access Centre 
 
HOME MODIFICATIONS: 
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Home Adaptation for Senior Independence Program 
 
MOVE PREPARATION  
Services such as de-cluttering and preparing for moving are not available through any nonprofit agencies * for commercial providers in this database see here 
 
LanguagesEnglish
Indexing
Service CategoriesAllowance for the Survivor Program ; Errand Running/Shopping Assistance ~ Older Adults ; Friendly Visiting ~ Older Adults ; Grocery Delivery ~ Older Adults ; Guaranteed Income Supplement ; Home Delivered Meals ~ Older Adults ; Home Health Care ~ Older Adults ; Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services ; Independent Living Communities/Complexes for Older Adults ; Moving Assistance ; Nursing Facilities ; Old Age Security Program ; Personal Emergency Response Systems ; Senior Ride Programs ; Spouse's Allowance ; War Veterans Allowance