Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle

Site: Rama

Service: Indigenous Care Coordinator / Homemaking and Dementia Supports

Record #: BAR1859
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2024
Last Full Update: 28 Jul 2023

Description

Description (Service) Culturally sensitive homemaking and assisted living care services for older adults with age related health conditions and/or disabilities who self-identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit

Homemaking Supports
  • light housekeeping
  • laundry
  • sweeping/mopping and dusting
  • personal hygiene care
  • medication support
  • meal preparation
  • social visiting
  • telephone reassurance
Transportation
  • local trips to shopping centres/banking, in Barrie only
Dementia supports:
  • education to increase awareness to support earlier identification and reduce stigma of Dementia
  • increase community support services to Indigenous families managing Dementia
Program is a partnership between Helping Hands and Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle

Service Details

Hours Hours vary
Areas Served Grey County ; Muskoka District ; Simcoe County ; North Simcoe Muskoka Home and Community Care Service Area
  • District of Muskoka - all areas
  • Simcoe County - all areas north of Hwy 89
  • Grey County - small portion of eastern Grey County, including Maxwell and Feversham
Boundaries North Simcoe Muskoka Home and Community Care Service Area
  • District of Muskoka - all areas
  • Simcoe County - all areas north of Hwy 89
  • Grey County - small portion of eastern Grey County, including Maxwell and Feversham
Eligibility For Homemaking Support
  • Individual lives in Barrie or Orillia
  • Must self-identify as First Nation, Metis or Inuit
  • Must be an older adult (55+) and/or an older adult with age related health conditions or disabilities

For Transportation Services
  • individual must live in Barrie, local transportation only
  • Must self-identify as First Nation, Metis or Inuit
  • Must be an older adult (55+) and/or an older adult with age related health conditions or disabilities

For Dementia Support
  • Individual lives within North Simcoe Muskoka Home and Community Care Services area
  • Must self-identify as First Nation, Metis or Inuit
  • Must be an older adult (55+) and/or an older adult with age related health conditions or disabilities
Application
  • Call the Indigenous Independent Living Care worker (IILC) at 705-818-3080 or contact by email at iilc@banac.on.ca. IILC worker will meet with the individual to fill out intake and assessment forms and will identify needs and develop a plan of care
  • referral form can be filed out through self-referral, partnering agency, community organization or from a family physician
  • form can then be directly submitted to the IILC worker to confirm the eligibility
Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Chippewas of Rama First Nation
Address & Map
6036 Rama Rd
Unit 3
Chippewas Of Rama First Nation, ON
Canada L3V 6H6
Intersection Rama Rd and Child Rd
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

E-Mail icc@banac.on.ca
Website https://banac.on.ca/aging-well-senior-supports/
Primary Contact Margaret Bruyns, Indigenous Care Coordinator; Phone: 705-627-3499

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