Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association
South Toronto Office / Helena Lam Community Services Centre
- Description
- COVID-19 -- maintain all essential services including supportive housing, assisted living, home care
- transportation for essential visits
- providing hot meals, frozen meals and food hampers to seniors and people needing isolation
- Transitional Care Centre -- regular service, visits (in person for family and caregiver with appointment)
- also available via phone/virtually -- telephone reassurance, supportive counselling and service coordination
- Family Health Organization, GAIN Community Team
- Adult Day Program --in person and virtual care
- Diabetes Education Program -- assessment, consultation, group education
- Wellness and Community Development Program -- in person and virtual platform
- Vocational Training Centre -- in person and virtual platform
----------------------------------------
Adult Day Program -- Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3:30 pm, weekday extended hours, Saturday 10 am-3 pm, available in Scarborough and Richmond Hill- for persons 55 years and older with special needs, such as physical frailty or mild memory impairment, in need of supervised, structured setting
- social and recreation activities, lunch, snack
- personal care and health related services -- exercise, foot care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy
- transportation available
- individual support and self help group
- public education, seminars, workshops
- information and referral
- individual counselling with nurse, dietitian and social worker
- health and education workshops, seminars
- caregiver education and support
- information and referral
- workshop licensed by Self-Management Resource Centre
- retirement groups
- seniors self help groups
- community, wellness and health education
- caregiver support, volunteer development
- congregate dining -- fee, subsidies available
- transportation -- fee
- referrals, follow up
Geriatric Assessment & Intervention Network (GAIN) Community Team -- wrap around supported care and services with individualized comprehensive geriatric assessment- intensive case management, personalized care plan
- service navigation
Home care services -- home help, homemaking, respite care, palliative care -- fee
Personal Care Program -- for seniors living in the community requiring higher level of care- care coordination
- scheduled and unscheduled personal support workers' visit, security check
- health maintenance, nutritional counselling
Wellness and Social Program -- social, recreational and educational programs for persons 50 years and older- drop-in centre, friendship groups, interest classes, outings
- Eligibility
- Seniors 50 years and older
- adults with physical disabilities
- focus on Chinese community
Residency Requirements: City of Toronto - adults with physical disabilities
- Application Process
- Call intake
- home visit assessment, self referral
- Office
- 416-585-2013 ; 416-502-2323
- Fax
- 416-502-2382
- Website
- Visit Website
- sto@carefirstontario.ca
- Mailing Address
- c/o Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association; 300 Silver Star Blvd
Toronto, ON, M1V 0G2
Canada - Languages
- Cantonese, English, Mandarin
- Contact
- Ann Cheuk, Program Director, Home Care
Email: ann.cheuk@carefirstontario.ca
Phone: 416-502-2323 ext 6042 - Senior Director of Operations & Client Care
- Alice Mui
Email: alice.mui@carefirstontario.ca
Phone: 416-847-6011 - Fees
- $25 per year -- social program membership fee
- Documents Required
- May vary; contact for information
- Accessibility
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Topic(s)
- Food - Food access for seniors/people with disabilities
- Housing - Supportive (semi-independent) housing
- Health Care - Home support programs
- Health Care - Hospice/palliative care
- Older adults - Food access for seniors/people with disabilities
- Older adults - Home support programs
- Older adults - Recreation for older adults
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- Findhelp Information Services
- Last Updated On
- November 4, 2021
- Address
- 479 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON, M5T 1H1
Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association Site Location: South Toronto Office/Helena Lam Community Services Centre
Cross street: Spadina Ave and Dundas St W
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon9:00 am to 5:00 pmTue9:00 am to 5:00 pmWed9:00 am to 5:00 pmThu9:00 am to 5:00 pmFri9:00 am to 5:00 pm
COVID19 -- Modified services, call first
Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, by appointment only - Service Area(s)
- Greater Toronto Area
