Deborah DeCairos Grandmaitre, M.Ed., CCC

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Caregiver Resources List

Caregiver Community Resources (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Caregiver Need	Caregiver Resource
Person needs to get out and do something	Volunteer Canada: Phone: (613) 736-5270 Web: Volunteer Canada
Person has legal matters to attend to	Legal Aid Ontario: Phone: (613) 238-7931 Web: Legal Aid Ontario Financial Institutions Web: Canadian Bankers Association - List of Domestic Banks A Lawyer Web: The Law Society of Upper Canada - Finding and Working with a Lawyer
Person does not eat right:	Meals on Wheels and/or Wheels to Meals: Phone: (613) 234-8044 Web: Meals on Wheels, Ontario, Ottawa City of Ottawa, Public Health Info Line: Phone; (613) 724-4179 Web: City of Ottawa, Public Health
Person cannot drive, use public transportation, or afford taxicabs:	Para-Transpo (OC Transpo in Ottawa): Phone; (613)244-1289 Web: OC Transpo, Para-Transpo, Ottawa Churches Web: Government of Canada - Churches in Canada
Person needs to look at alternative housing options:	Ottawa Community Housing Corporation: Phone: (613)731-7223 Web: Ottawa Community Housing Corporation - Directory
Person needs help with food preparation, housekeeping and/or laundry:	Visiting Homemakers Association, Health and Home Support: Phone: (613)238-8420 Web: VHA - Health & Home Support
Person needs assistance with personal care (bathing, nursing care):	Community Care Access Centre, Home Care Services: Phone: (613)745-5525 Web: Ottawa Community Care Access Centre
Person needs dental care:	Ottawa Dental Society: Phone: (613) 523-3876 Dental Emergency - Ottawa Dental Society: Phone: (613)523-4185 Algonquin College Dental Clinic: Phone: (613) 727-4723 extension 7630 Web: Algonquin College Dental Clinic La Cité collegiale, Clinique dentaire: Phone: (613) 742-2483 extension 2515 Web: La Cite Collegiale - Clinique Dentaire
Person would benefit from 24-hour monitoring system:	Helpline Elisabeth Bruyere Centre: Phone: (613) 562-6368 1-888-557-2019 Web: Elizabeth-Bruyere Health Centre
Person needs special services due to their disability:	Ottawa Branch, Canadian Red Cross, home health care equipment: Phone: (613) 560-7220 extension 232 Web: Canadian Red Cross Disabled Persons Community Resources: Phone: (613) 724-5886 Web: DPCR - Disabled Persons Community Resources Para-Transpo (OC Transpo in Ottawa): Phone: (613)244-1289 Web: Para-Transpo The Canadian Hearing Society: VOICE: (613) 521-0509 and TTY: (613) 521-0634 Web: The Canadian Hearing Society The Canadian National Institue for the Blind (Ottawa): Phone: (613) 563-4021 Web: The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Bell Canada Centre for Special Needs: Phone: 1-800-268-9243 Web: Bell Canada Telecommunications Centre for Special Needs Physically disabled parking permits/transportation info: Phone: 1-800-387-3445 or 1-800-268-4686 Web: Ontario Ministry of Transportation - Getting or Replacing an Accessible Parking Permit (APP)
Person has problems related to abuse of alcohol and/or medication:	LESA Program, support to clients and their families, helpline, gambling: Phone: (613) 233-5430 or toll-free 1-877-795-8442 Web: LESA - Lifestyle Enrichment for Senior Adults - Addictions Services for Older Adults Alcoholics Anonymous: Phone: (613) 237-6000 Web: Alcoholics Anonymous Province of Ontario (DART): Phone: 1-800-565-8603 Web: Province of Ontario, Drug and alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART) Royal Ottawa Hospital: Phone: (613) 722-6521 Web: Royal Ottawa Hospital Amethyst Women's Addiction Centre: Phone: (613) 563-0363 Web: Amethyst Women's Addiction Centre Person with disability can be matched with a suitable volunteer to participate in a one-to-one supportive relationship: Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa: Phone: (613)761-9522 Web: Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa

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References

1. Canadian Medical Association
2. Canadian Psychological Association
3. Canadian Psychiatric Association
4. www.caringtotheend.com (Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network)
5. The City of Ottawa
6. FM-CFS Canada - Resources for Family, Care-Givers
7. MS Society Ontario
8. Ottawa Pastoral Care Course
9. www.phac-aspc.gc.ca