Long
Life Care & Elder's Outreach Program:
GOAL:
To
assist people to remain within their communities with the support and services
they require to live a full and independent life.
PROGRAM
SERVICES:
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Meals
on Wheels: A support service which delivers to a meal
to an individual to meet their nutritional needs. The meals are delivered
by the workers who provide a regular social contact and check the health
and safety of the client.
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Adult
Day Service: A support service which provides supervised
individual programming in a group setting for adults to assist and achieving
and maintaining their maximum level of functioning, to prevent premature
and inappropriate institutionalization and to provide respite and information
for caregivers.
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Transportation:
Provides escorted transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and
to participate in various social activities and programs.
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Friendly
Visits: Provides a volunteer on a one on one basis
to visit an isolated senior, physically disabled adult, or person with
Alzheimer Disease or other dementia, on a regular basis.
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Caregiver
Support and Counselling: Provide therapeutic counselling
to a caregiver and family member who has an emotional, severe stress, behavioral
or mental health program that is impeding their ability to provide care
and support for the client.
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Aboriginal
Support Service: This is a service provided by a First
Nation, a group of First Nations, or an Aboriginal Organization to Aboriginal
clients living off reserve. The Purpose of this service
is to support members with information, referral, advocacy, and access
to mainstream long-term care services such as CCACs.
Client
Profile:
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Chronically
ill
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Elderly
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Disabled
Clients
Bill of Rights:
A
person receiving a service has the right:
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to
be dealt with by the service provider in a courteous and respectful manner
and to be free from mental, physical, and financial abuse by the service
provider.
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to
be dealt with by the service provider in a manner that respects the person's
dignity and privacy and that promotes the person's autonomy.
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to
be dealt with by the service provide in a manner that recognizes the person's
individuality and that is sensitive to and responds to the person's needs
and preferences, including preferences based on ethical, spiritual, linguistic,
familial and cultural factors.
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to
inform about the community services provided to him or her and to
be told who will be providing the community services.
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A
person applying for a community service has the right to participate in
the service provider's assessment of his or her requirements and a person
who is determined under this Act to be eligible for a community service
has the right to participate in the service provider's development of the
person's plan of service, the service provider's review of the person's
requirements and the service provider's evaluation and revision of the
person's plan of service.
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to
give or refuse consent to the provision of any community service,
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to
raise concerns or recommended changes in connection with the community
service provided to him or her and in connection with policies and decisions
that affect his or her interest, to the service provider, government officials
or any other person, without fear of interference, coercion, discrimination
or reprisal.
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to
be informed of the laws, rules and policies affecting the operation of
the service provider and to be informed in writing of the procedures for
initiating complaints about the service provider.
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to
have his or her records kept confidential in accordance with the law.
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