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Program:
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Integrated Seniors Team Program
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Address:
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Nance Horwood Place
529 Main St N
Brampton, ON
L6X 3C9
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Intersection:
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Main St N and Williams Pkwy
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Hours:
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Administration | |
| Mon | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Tue | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Wed | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Thu | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Fri | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
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Executives:
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Susan Doyle - CEO
416-843-1448 * susan.doyle@shipshey.ca
Sumiyyah Choudhary - Director of Clinical Health and Wellness
416-453-6293 * sumiyyah.choudhary@shipshey.ca
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Service Description:
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A partnership between Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP), Punjabi Community Health Services, and Peel Senior Link * offers supportive and health services individuals aged 55 and older, with focus on helping risk seniors maintain independence and remain safely in their homes.
The team will reduce hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and premature long-term care placements by providing coordinated housing support, personal care , and culturally appropriate case management.
The team is comprised of counsellors, mental health counsellors, case managers and personal support workers. Services include:
- 24-hour on call system for emergency crisis situation
- risk management assessment and education
- personal support services
- access to supportive housing options
- chronic disease management through linkages with existing community-based health programs
- falls prevention training, assessment and management of environmental and home risk factors
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Application:
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Self referral or by family member or professional advocate. Application: www.shipshey.ca/apply or call Central Intake & Access 905-795-8742 ext. 3.
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Older adults aged 55 and over, who have complex physical, emotional and medical concerns. At-risk older adults who would benefit from health education, crisis prevention, chronic disease self-management and intervention for social isolation, covers Brampton
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Languages:
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English * Hindi * Punjabi * Urdu
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Area Served:
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Brampton-North West part of the city
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