Office phone: 416-750-2444 ; 416-701-4806 Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) ; 416-701-4646 French
Fax: 416-750-8234
Web site: www.ce.ccac-ont.ca
Address: 100 Consilium Pl Ste 801, Scarborough, ON M1H 3E3


Location (Intersection): Scarborough Central (Warden Ave-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: Scarborough Centre (Ward 37)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-8 -- Sat-Sun, holidays -- 8:30-4:30
Area served: Scarborough except Eglinton Ave E-Lake Ontario; Warden Ave-Victoria Park Ave (see Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre)
Languages of service: Chinese (Cantonese) ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; English ; French ; interpreters available for other languages
Eligibility: Varies according to service -- must have Ontario Health Insurance
In-home health and social services -- need for professional or support services in the community (home or school) that cannot be met on an outpatient basis -- those needing service may include adults and children with any illness, seniors, persons with physical, psychiatric or developmental disabilities

Placement in long term care homes -- adults 18 years and over with disabilities, who require placement in long term care homes -- must meet one or more of the following conditions -- need assistance with tasks of daily living, or monitoring of medication, or availability of on site nursing, or must be at risk of being abused or abusing others, and community services are no longer sufficient
How to apply: Call above number for information -- home visit may be necessary to complete assessment

Placement in long term care homes -- eligible applicants will be placed on waiting list of one to three facilities in Ontario chosen by the applicant -- applicants will not be placed without their consent -- applicants may select individual facilities, but may not apply to them directly
Fees: Free with Ontario Health Insurance
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms -- lowered elevator buttons
Service description: Arranges in-home or school-based health and social services, and placement in long term care homes

• service coordination
• information and referral for related community services

In-home services -- nursing care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, nutritional counselling, personal support, homemaking

• if eligible for above services, other services may be provided such as drug card, medical equipment or supplies, laboratory services, transportation

School-based services -- professional services to enable children with disabilities or ongoing diseases to attend school

Acquired brain injuries -- access to and coordination of services

Also information and referral assistance in linking to existing community support services, which may also be contacted directly by consumers

• such services include friendly visiting, meals on wheels, volunteer transportation, security checks, that are relatively low in cost and primarily volunteer-based
• also help finding other services, such as attendant care for persons with physical disabilities and supportive housing services

Placement in long term care homes -- access for admission to all long term care homes, or for transfer to facilities outside Scarborough

• does not include seniors apartments, retirement homes, or chronic care hospitals
• subsidies for ward accommodation may be available -- apply directly to facility after placement

Short stay -- respite for caregivers

• includes persons with Alzheimer Disease
• Convalescent Care -- following surgery or illness
• medical and therapeutic supportive care provided in a long term care facility
• usually 30-45 days

Crisis placements -- when support suddenly breaks down at home, person is placed wherever a bed is available, while awaiting placement in the facility of choice
Organization type: Non Profit
>Subjects: Alzheimer disease; Case management; Children; Disabilities; Head injuries; Health assessments; Home health care; Home support; Homemaking; Information and referral; Long term care facilities; Mental health; Nursing care; Nutrition; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Seniors; Speech disorders; Vacation care Record ID MET3930 Last complete update 2007-06-07 Last modification date 2007-08-03