Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle
Site: Mobile Service
Service: Indigenous Care Coordinator/Homemaking and Dementia Supports
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: BAR1859 | Last Modified: 20 Jun 2021 | Last Full Update: 23 Sep 2020 |
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Description (Service) | COVID-19 Response * Offices are closed, call or email for more information Regular Service Provides culturally sensitive homemaking and assisted living care services to older adults with age related health conditions and/or disabilities who self-identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit Services include: * light housekeeping * laundry * sweeping/mopping and dusting * personal hygiene care * medication support * meal preparation * social visiting * local trips to shopping centres/banking * telephone reassurance Dementia supports include: * education to increase awareness to support earlier identification and reduce stigma of Demential * increase community support services to Indigenous families managing Dementia Program is a partnership between Helping Hands and Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle |
| Service Details | |
| Public Comments | COVID-19 Response * Offices are closed, call or email for more information |
| Hours | COVID-19 Response * Offices are closed, call or email for more information Regular Hours Hours vary |
| Areas Served | Muskoka District - NSMLHIN ; Simcoe County - NSMLHIN |
| Eligibility | Ages: 55 year(s) and up * Individuals must self-identify as First Nation, Metis or Inuit * Individual must be an older adult (55+) and/or an older adult with age related health conditions or disabilities * Individual resides within North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN |
| Application | * call Indigenous Care Coordinator at 705-627-3499 or email icc@banac.on.ca * 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 Indigenous Care Coordinator to confirm the eligibility * Indigenous Care Coordinator will personally meet with the individual that is new to the program, to fill out the intake and assessment forms to identify any needs or requirements for the services provided, to develop a plan of care and to bridge the new connection between client and IILC worker. |
| Languages | English ; Ojibway - Publications |
| Fees | None |
| Address and Location | |
| Located In Community | Simcoe County |
| Address & Map | Mobile Service available in North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN Barrie, ON |
| Physical Access | Not Applicable - Service is provided in clients' homes so accessibility varies |
| Contact Information | |
| Office Phone | 705-734-1818 |
| Website | banac.on.ca/ |
| Primary Contact | Margaret Bruyns, Indigenous Care Coordinator; Phone: 705-627-3499; Email: icc@banac.on.ca |
| Primary Executive | Brenda Jackson, Indigenous Systems Coordinator & Interim Director; Email: bjackson@banac.on.ca |
| Mailing Address | c/o Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle 125 Bell Farm Rd, Suite 201 Barrie, ON L4M 6L2 |