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| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Brampton Meals-on-Wheels Inc.<br> | |
| 525 Main St. N.<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6X 1N9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 453-4140 ext. 60 fax: (905) 453-1019<br> | |
| <a href="http://www.sols.on.ca/~brampton">http://www.sols.on.ca/~brampton </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Meal Delivery Service </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Brampton Meals-on-Wheels offers hot, nutritious meals to seniors and handicapped persons, | |
| who for short or long periods of time, are unable to manage food preparation. This service | |
| enables them to remain in their own living environment for as long as possible.</p> | |
| <p>Meals are prepared in Peel Manor under the direction of a fully qualified Dietician. | |
| Special dietary needs are available as prescribed by the client's physician.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Meals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Any person who, as a result of age or physical disability, is unable to prepare nutritious | |
| meals and whose limitations make it difficult to obtain adequate food services.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Homes</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Meals can be ordered 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| $3.25/meal, payable weekly or monthly by cheque or cash. Cost partially subsidized by | |
| Ministry of Community & Social Services.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Brampton Public Library<br> | |
| 65 Queen St. E.<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6W 3L6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 453-2444 fax: (905) 453-4602<br> | |
| <a href="http://www.sols.on.ca/~brampton">http://www.sols.on.ca/~brampton </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Information & referral on all community services including oncology services is | |
| provided by the Information Staff of all four branches of the Brampton Public Library.</p> | |
| <p>Information is also accessible by modem at 791-0337, or on the World Wide Web via the | |
| Library's Home Page at http://www.sols.on.ca/~brampton.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All members of the community</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Brampton Public Library</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday<br> | |
| 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Wednesday<br> | |
| 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Friday<br> | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday<br> | |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Breast Implant Line of Canada<br> | |
| c/o Joyce Attis<br> | |
| 56 Touraine Ave.<br> | |
| North York, ON M3H 1R2<br> | |
| tel: (416) 636-6618<br> | |
| fax: (416) 636-3570</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Volunteer-based organization which educates women on the risks of breast implants, | |
| including breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy. Information is available through | |
| bi-monthy Sunday afternoon meetings and quarterly newsletters.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All members of the community</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Meetings held in North York, but information available by telephone and newsletters.</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Messages are promptly returned.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| $30 annual membership fee</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services<br> | |
| 777 Guelph Line, Burlington Mall<br> | |
| Burlington, ON L7R 3N2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 634 2333<br> | |
| fax: (905) 634-2110<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20bbcss@wchat.on.ca">bbcss@wchat.on.ca </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Telephone Peer Support<br> | |
| Support Meetings </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide support to women with breast cancer and their families. This service is provided | |
| by volunteers, the majority of whom are breast cancer survivors.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| - </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Halton, Hamilton/Wentworth</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Burlington Mall</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caledon Community Services<br> | |
| 18 King St. E.<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 1E8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 951-2300 or (905) 584-9460<br> | |
| fax: (905 951-2303<br> | |
| E-mail: <a href="mailto:%20servcaledon@sympatico.ca">servcaledon@sympatico.ca </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Respite Registry (Caregiver Relief)</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Assistance or relief for people who care for an elderly or disabled family member or | |
| friend. A respite worker will come to your home to provide security and companionship for | |
| your loved one. The respite worker will assist with daily activities while you go out. | |
| This is not a nursing or homemaking service.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Respite</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Caledon residents </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Office hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| $7.50 per hour for a minimum of 3 hours<br> | |
| $35.00 for overnight<br> | |
| $75.00 for 24 hours</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caledon Community Services<br> | |
| 18 King St. E.<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 1E8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 951-2300 or (905) 584-9460<br> | |
| fax: (905)951-2303<br> | |
| E-mail: <a href="mailto:%20servcaledon@sympatico.ca">servcaledon@sympatico.ca </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Supportive Housing </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Support services which allow seniors to stay in their homes in the six (6) non-profit | |
| seniors buildings in Caledon. The services include homemaking, coordination of services, | |
| transportation, equipment, foot care clinics, social and educational programs.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Transportation<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Equipment</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Seniors living in Caledon's non-profit seniors apartments.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Non-profit senior's residences in Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Office hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caledon Community Services<br> | |
| 18 King St. E.<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 1E8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 951-2300 or (905) 584-9460<br> | |
| fax: (905 951-2303<br> | |
| E-mail: <a href="mailto:%20servcaledon@sympatico.ca">servcaledon@sympatico.ca </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provides transportation to medical appointments and other required social services in | |
| local area, as well as to Toronto hospitals. Also operates scheduled buses for weekly | |
| shopping/errands.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Seniors or any residents of Caledon, who are unable to drive because of a permanent or | |
| temporary disability.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Office hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caledon Friendly Visiting Program<br> | |
| c/o Vera M. Davis Community Care Centre<br> | |
| 80 Allan Drive<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 1P7<br> | |
| tel: West - (905) 857-7651<br> | |
| East - (905) 584-2992<br> | |
| fax: (905) 951-3706</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Volunteer Visiting</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| A volunteer visitor is matched with an isolated person (often a senior or disabled person) | |
| in the Caledon area. Visitors assist with shopping, appointments, and provide general | |
| support, friendship, security checks. Also, offer "cards on wheels".</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Friendly Visiting </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Isolated persons (often seniors or disabled persons) residing in Caledon. Please call to | |
| arrange an interview.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caledon Meals on Wheels<br> | |
| 80 Allan Dr.<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 1P7<br> | |
| tel: (905) 857-7651<br> | |
| fax: (905 951-3706</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Meals</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Nourishing hot meals delivered by volunteer drivers at noon, one to five days a week. | |
| Frozen meal are also provided, to be used at recipients convenience. All meals are low in | |
| fat and salt.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Meals </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician, self or family referral. Based on age, disability or illness, and inability to | |
| prepare meals for self. </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Meals delivered at noon.<br> | |
| Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| $3.50 per hot meal<br> | |
| $3.75 per frozen meal</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation<br> | |
| National Office/Ontario Chapter<br> | |
| 790 Bay Street, Suite 1000<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 1N8<br> | |
| tel: (416) 596-6773 or 1-800-387-9816 <br> | |
| fax: (416) 596-7857<br> | |
| E-mail: <a href="mailto:%20admin@cbcf.org">admin@cbcf.org </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information & Referral</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) is a volunteer-driven foundation dedicated to | |
| the support and advancement of breast cancer research, education, diagnosis and treatment. | |
| In 1996, CBCF contributed $2.1 million to research and education through its fundraising | |
| initiatives.</p> | |
| <p>In addition to providing community and corporate presentations on breast cancer, CBCF | |
| also produces a variety of publications and resources, which are available to any member | |
| of the community. Everything from Canadian breast cancer statistics to mammogram | |
| information to breast self-examination guides are available.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Community Education</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Any community member</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada-wide</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| CBCF office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French and Filipino</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation<br> | |
| National Office/Ontario Chapter<br> | |
| 790 Bay Street, Suite 1000<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 1N8<br> | |
| tel: (416) 596-6773 or 1-800-387-9816<br> | |
| fax: (416) 596-7857<br> | |
| E-mail: <a href="mailto:%20admin@cbcf.org">admin@cbcf.org </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Research & Funding</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) is a volunteer-driver charitable foundation | |
| dedicated to the support and advancement of breast cancer research, education, diagnosis | |
| and treatment. Through fundraising, sponsorship, donations and membership, CBCF | |
| contributed $2.1 million to research and education in 1996. In 1997, the Foundation | |
| launched its first Education Grant review process for research grants.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Research & Funding</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Please contact the CBCF for more details </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada-wide</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| CBCF office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French and Filipino</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Albion-Bolton Unit<br> | |
| P.O. Box 327<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 5T3<br> | |
| tel: (905) 951-0215</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Financial Assistance</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Short term assistance is provided toward the costs associated with hospital stays, | |
| non-professional care in the home and child care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| People with cancer in financial need, who do not have other sources of support. </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Albion-Bolton Unit<br> | |
| P.O. Box 327<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 5T3<br> | |
| tel: (905) 951-0215</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide assistance to ambulatory patients who require transportation from their home to | |
| and/or from cancer treatment for surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a follow-up | |
| appointment. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals diagnosed with cancer (Note: They must complete an eligibility form. Requests | |
| for transportation must be made 48 hours in advance of appointment.).</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community </p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Breast Cancer Support Group </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Self-help groups led by trained volunteers. Groups offer emotional and social support plus | |
| practical help and guidance. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Breast cancer patients and their family members/friends.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>CanCare Information Cart</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Located at Peel Memorial Hospital, the CanCare Cart contains, books, pamphlets and | |
| newspaper articles on cancer, as well as information on financial assistance, emotional | |
| support and transportation services.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Research</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Peel Memorial Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Cansurmount </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| One-on-one visits with people who have cancer and/or their families by volunteers who have | |
| been touched by cancer, either personally or through a family member. Trained volunteers | |
| help people with cancer and their families deal with the diagnosis of cancer (Note: | |
| Medical advice and professional counselling are not provided.).</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals diagnosed with cancer and/or their family members.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Financial Assistance</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Short term assistance is provided toward the costs associated with hospital stays, | |
| non-professional care in the home and child care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals with cancer in financial need, who do not have other sources of support. </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Living with Cancer Support Group</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Self-help groups led by trained volunteers. Groups offer emotional and social support plus | |
| practical help and guidance. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All cancer patients and their family members/friends.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b> 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Reach to Recovery</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| One-on-one visits with people who have breast cancer by volunteers who have had breast | |
| cancer. Trained volunteers help breast cancer patients deal with the diagnosis and | |
| treatment. (Note: Medical advice and professional counselling not provided.)</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals newly diagnosed or actively in treatment for breast cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Brampton-Caledon Unit<br> | |
| 284 Queen St. East, Suite 231<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6V 1C2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 451-4460<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-7657</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide assistance to ambulatory patients who require transportation from their home to | |
| and/or from cancer treatment for surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a follow-up | |
| appointment.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Transportation<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals with cancer (Note: They must complete an eligibility form. Request for | |
| transportation must be made 48 hours in advance of appointment.).</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Breast Support Group</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Self-help groups led by trained volunteers. Groups offer emotional and social support plus | |
| practical help and guidance.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Breast cancer patients and their family members/friends.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Second and fourth Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Cansurmount</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| One-on-one visits with people who have cancer and/or their families by volunteers who have | |
| been touched by cancer, either personally or through a family member. Trained volunteers | |
| help people with cancer and their families deal with the diagnosis of cancer. (Note: | |
| medical advice and professional counselling not provided).</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals diagnosed with cancer and/or their family members.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Financial Assistance</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Short term financial assistance is provided toward the costs associated with hospital | |
| stays, non-professional care in the home and child care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Assistance with Equipment Rental <br> | |
| Child Care Home Support, Parental Attendance, Parental Transportation, Assistance with | |
| Incontinence Supplies, CVL Supplies</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| People with cancer in financial need, who do not have other sources of support.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Living with Cancer Support Group</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Self-help groups led by trained volunteers. Groups offer emotional and social support plus | |
| practical help and guidance. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All cancer patients and their family members/friends. </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Canadian Cancer Society's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Second and fourth Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Prostate Support Group</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Self-help groups led by trained volunteers. Groups offer emotional and social support plus | |
| practical help and guidance.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Prostate cancer patients and their family members/friends.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Call for location</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Third Wednesday of each month, at 7 p.m.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Reach to Recovery</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| One-on-one visits with people who have breast cancer by volunteers who have had breast | |
| cancer. Trained volunteers help breast cancer patients deal with the diagnosis and | |
| treatment. (Note: Medical advice and professional counselling not provided).</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Emotional Support<br> | |
| Support Kit</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals newly diagnosed or actively in treatment for breast cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b> Client's Home, Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Mississauga Unit<br> | |
| 1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 106<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5C 4E9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-3200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-3930</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide assistance to ambulatory patients who require transportation from their home to | |
| and/or from cancer treatment centres for radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a follow-up | |
| appointment.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals with cancer.<br> | |
| (Note: Client must complete an eligibility form. Request for transportation must be made | |
| two business days in advance of appointment.)</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Ontario Division <br> | |
| 1639 Yonge St.<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4T 2W6<br> | |
| tel: (416) 488-5400<br> | |
| fax: (416) 488-2872</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>CancerConnection 1-888-939-3333</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| If you have cancer or are caring for someone with cancer, it can help to talk to someone | |
| who's "been there" - who has asked the same questions, gone through the same | |
| experience, and understands the challenges.</p> | |
| <p>CancerConnection will help you connect by phone with someone who has had an experience | |
| like yours. You will be asked a few questions about diagnosis, treatment, and your | |
| personal situation to help match you with the most suitable trained volunteer. All calls | |
| are confidential.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Telephone Support Service</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Anyone</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Ontario</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Cancer Society<br> | |
| Ontario Division <br> | |
| 1639 Yonge St.<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4T 2W6<br> | |
| tel: (416) 488-5400<br> | |
| fax: (416) 488-2872</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Cancer Information Service 1-888-939-3333</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Questions about Cancer? Call the Canadian Cancer Society's toll free Information Service | |
| at 1-888-939-3333. Our information specialists can provide information specific to your | |
| needs in clear, understandable terms and in a supportive manner that ensures caller | |
| dignity and confidentiality.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| The Cancer Information Service provides information on:<br> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li>prevention and early detection </li> | |
| <li>all types of cancer </li> | |
| <li>cancer treatment </li> | |
| <li>drugs and clinical trials </li> | |
| <li>dealing with side effects </li> | |
| <li>complementary therapies </li> | |
| <li>cancer statistics </li> | |
| <li>emotional and financial support </li> | |
| <li>nutrition </li> | |
| <li>help in your local community</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Anyone can call including cancer patients and their loved ones, the general public and | |
| healthcare professionals.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Red Cross - Ontario Zone<br> | |
| Region of Peel Branch<br> | |
| 71 West Drive, Unit 22/24<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6T 5E2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 452-7118<br> | |
| fax: (905) 452-0870</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Equipment Loan</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Medical equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bathroom aids, etc.) are loaned | |
| for a 3 month period.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician/Therapist referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Red Cross - Ontario Zone<br> | |
| Region of Peel Branch<br> | |
| 71 West Drive, Unit 22/24<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6T 5E2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 452-7118<br> | |
| fax: (905) 452-0870</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homemaker</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Personal care, caregiver relief, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, grocery | |
| shopping and palliative care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Caregiver Relief<br> | |
| Meals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| Total of 44 languages spoken</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Red Cross - Ontario Zone<br> | |
| Region of Peel Branch<br> | |
| 71 West Drive, Unit 22/24<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6T 5E2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 452-7118<br> | |
| fax: (905) 452-0870</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Meals on Wheels</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Frozen or hot meals are delivered to clients as needed. All meals meet minimum daily | |
| nutritional standards.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Meals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Client must be housebound and/or unable to prepare meals.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Canadian Red Cross - Ontario Zone<br> | |
| Region of Peel Branch<br> | |
| 71 West Drive, Unit 22/24<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6T 5E2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 452-7118<br> | |
| fax: (905) 452-0870</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Transportation provided to medical and hospital appointments in Peel and Toronto.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Do not qualify for the Canadian Cancer Society's transportation program.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Polish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada<br> | |
| National Office<br> | |
| 55 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 401<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4P 1G8<br> | |
| tel: (416) 489-6440<br> | |
| fax: (416) 489-9812<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20staff@candlelighters.ca">staff@candlelighters.ca</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Informal Bereavement Support</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Bereaved parents are linked up with other bereaved parents.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Bereaved parents.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details.</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Portuguese, Spanish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada<br> | |
| National Office<br> | |
| 55 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 401<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4P 1G8<br> | |
| tel: (416) 489-6440<br> | |
| fax: (416) 489-9812<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20staff@candlelighters.ca">staff@candlelighters.ca</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Parent Support</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The parent support groups are for families of children with cancer. The groups meet on a | |
| regular basis, and provide support and information.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Families of children with cancer.<br> | |
| Teens and children with childhood cancer</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details.</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Portuguese, Spanish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b> None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada<br> | |
| National Office<br> | |
| 55 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 401<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4P 1G8<br> | |
| tel: (416) 489-6440<br> | |
| fax: (416) 489-9812<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20staff@candlelighters.ca">staff@candlelighters.ca</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Resource Centre</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The resource centre provides written and audio visual resources for children of cancer, | |
| siblings, friends and family.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referral<br> | |
| Education & Prevention</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Families of children with cancer.<br> | |
| Teens and children with childhood cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Candlelighter's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Portuguese, Spanish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada<br> | |
| National Office<br> | |
| 55 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 401<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4P 1G8<br> | |
| tel: (416) 489-6440<br> | |
| fax: (416) 489-9812<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20staff@candlelighters.ca">staff@candlelighters.ca</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>School Support</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| A school resource manual is available and provides comprehensive information for teachers. | |
| A school program for students and teachers is available through the Candlelighters | |
| program.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Teachers and families of children with cancer</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Canada</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Candlelighters' office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Portuguese, Spanish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Care Plus<br> | |
| 2338 Hurontario St., Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 306-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 306-1709</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Equipment Rentals/Purchases</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Care Plus offers a wide range of medical equipment and supplies. Professional staff help | |
| clients and therapists select the most cost effective, quality equipment to suit their | |
| individual needs.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Equipment</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Care Plus<br> | |
| 2338 Hurontario St., Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 306-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 306-1709</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homemaking</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Home support workers assist clients with activities of daily living, providing the help | |
| required to maintain an independent lifestyle. Services include light housekeeping, | |
| laundry, meal planning and preparation, shopping, mobility assistance, assistance with | |
| personal hygiene, companionship and child care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Care Plus<br> | |
| 2338 Hurontario St., Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 306-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 306-1709</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Respite Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Respite services are provided for individuals who require a break from the responsibility | |
| of caring for an ailing family member.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Respite Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Care Plus<br> | |
| 2338 Hurontario St., Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 306-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 306-1709</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Nursing Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| A full range of trained personnel provide nursing services to clients at home.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Nursing</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Care Plus<br> | |
| 2338 Hurontario St., Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 306-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 306-1709</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Nurses and home support workers specially trained in palliative care provide services to | |
| the terminally ill at home. Staff work with clients, physicians, and other members of the | |
| home health care team (For more information on assessment and effective management of | |
| symptoms for those facing death, please see Respiron Care Plus' Palliative Care Booklet).</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Care Plus<br> | |
| 2338 Hurontario St., Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 306-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 306-1709</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Therapy Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work, nutritional | |
| counselling, and speech and language pathology services are provided to clients in their | |
| home.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Rehabilitation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caremark Ltd.<br> | |
| 2785 Skymark Avenue, Unit 2<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y3<br> | |
| tel: (905) 238-1234<br> | |
| fax: (905) 624-0568</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Enteral Nutritional Support Therapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b> Caremark provides Home Nutritional Support Services, assisting | |
| physicians, dietitians and patients with various aspects of nutritional support services. | |
| Caremark provides home delivery for a wide spectrum of enteral feeding solutions, supplies | |
| and pumps, and is an authorized ADP vendor. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Prescription medication counselling<br> | |
| A.B.C. & Equipment home transportation<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral and prescription required.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caremark Ltd.<br> | |
| 2785 Skymark Avenue, Unit 2<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y3<br> | |
| tel: (905) 238-1234<br> | |
| fax: (905) 624-0568</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Infusion Therapies</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Caremark provides aseptic compounding and delivery services to total parenteral nutrition, | |
| chemotherapy, antibiotic/antiviral, pain management and hydration therapies for | |
| individuals in their homes. Clinical pharmacists are trained to assist physicians with | |
| medication orders as well as develop innovative, cost effective and progressive therapies. | |
| Caremark provides 24 hour access to a clinical pharmacist. Ambulatory infusion pumps are | |
| provided as well as waste management services. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Prescription medication counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care - Hydration<br> | |
| A.B.C. & Equipment home transportation<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis<br> | |
| Oral Medication<br> | |
| Topical Medication</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral and prescription required.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Caremark Ltd.<br> | |
| 2785 Skymark Avenue, Unit 2<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y3<br> | |
| tel: (905) 238-1234<br> | |
| fax: (905) 624-0568</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Medical Supplies Management</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Caremark provides an extensive inventory of medical, wound management and urological | |
| supplies for individuals in their homes.</p> | |
| <p>Caremark also provides coordination between the patient and their health care team to | |
| ensure smooth and uninterrupted care. A clinical consultant can assist the health care | |
| provider with product selection and treatment protocols.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Prescription medication counselling<br> | |
| A.B.C. & Equipment home transportation<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis<br> | |
| Oral Medication<br> | |
| Topical Medication</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician's referral required.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Comcare (Canada) Ltd. <br> | |
| Region of Peel Office<br> | |
| 3026 Kirwin Avenue<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5A 2K6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 273-5220<br> | |
| fax: (905) 273-7543</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Nursing and Homemaking Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Palliative nursing care home support in the form of light housekeeping, meal preparation, | |
| laundry, shopping and respite care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Meals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Open to anyone</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Hospital, Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Filipino</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Community Care Access Centre of Peel<br> | |
| (formerly the Home Care Program and Placement Coordination Services)<br> | |
| 2227 South Millway, Suite 201<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5L 3R6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 608-1177<br> | |
| Toll Free for Caledon 1-888-733-1177</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>In-Home Client Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| In-Home Client Services provides coordinated delivery of appropriate multi-disciplinary | |
| health care services to the client, in the home or school, when this is in the best | |
| interest of the client and within the limits of the available program resources. These | |
| services are directed at helping the client attain and maintain the optimum achievable | |
| level of rehabilitation to independent functioning.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Case Management<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Transportation<br> | |
| Equipment & Supplies<br> | |
| Prescription Medications<br> | |
| Diagnostic & Laboratory Services</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| For clients who can be adequately treated at home/school, whose need cannot be met on an | |
| outpatient basis, and whose home or school is suitable to enable the provision of care. | |
| Client's family will participate when required. </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-term Care Facility, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, other languages based on availability of contracted agencies.</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| On call:<br> | |
| 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Community Care Services<br> | |
| (A division of Community Homemaker)<br> | |
| 89 Queensway West, Suite 202<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 2V2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-0544<br> | |
| fax: (905) 275-1449</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Support Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b> Health care professionals (registered nurses, registered practical | |
| nurses, etc.) assist clients with personal care, shopping, meal preparation, feeding, | |
| support and companionship, errands, banking, visits to medical appointments, home | |
| management and housekeeping, medications and medical procedures. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-Term Care Facility, Hospice</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| Over 15 languages served</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Community Care Services<br> | |
| (A division of Community Homemaker)<br> | |
| 89 Queensway West, Suite 202<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 2V2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-0544<br> | |
| fax: (905) 275-1449</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care Team/Program</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Delivers individualized palliative care to clients at their home/institution utilizing a | |
| team of nursing and home support staff specially trained in theoretical and practical | |
| palliative care skills. This program training includes: communication, pain symptom | |
| control, personal care, dying process, grief process and stress management.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individuals who are facing an illness that is no longer responding to curative care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-Term Care Facility, Hospice</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| Over 15 languages served</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2564<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</i><br> | |
| <a href="index.html">http://www.cvh.on.ca </a></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Combined Clinics</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Credit Valley Hospital's Medical Oncologists provide the following clinics:<br> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li><i>Genital-Urinary Clinic:</i> On-site care for patients with genital or urinary | |
| cancers. </li> | |
| <li><i>Lung Clinic:</i> On-site care for patients diagnosed with lung cancer. </li> | |
| <li><i>Outreach Clinic - Orangeville:</i> Care is provided at Headwaters Health Care Centre | |
| once a month.</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnoses<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li>Genital-Urinary and Lung Clinics: The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| </li> | |
| <li>Outreach Clinic: Headwaters Healthcare Centre, Orangeville</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <b> | |
| <p>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2564<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</i><br> | |
| <a href="index.html">http://www.cvh.on.ca </a></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Inpatient Acute Care Oncology</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Patients receive active oncology therapies/treatments, including pain and symptom | |
| management.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnoses<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Surgical Treatment<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Research</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Credit Valley Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2564<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</i><br> | |
| <a href="index.html">http://www.cvh.on.ca </a></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Inpatient Chemotherapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Chemotherapy is provided to cancer patients who are staying in The Credit Valley Hospital.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Treatment</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Credit Valley Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2564<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</i><br> | |
| <a href="index.html">http://www.cvh.on.ca </a></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Outpatient Chemotherapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Chemotherapy treatment for all kinds of cancers is provided on an outpatient basis.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Treatment</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Credit Valley Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2564<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</i><br> | |
| <a href="index.html">http://www.cvh.on.ca </a></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Outpatient Systemic Therapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provision of systemic therapies to ambulatory patients. Services include chemotherapy | |
| administration, blood transfusions, paracentesis and thoracentesis.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnoses<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement support<br> | |
| Research</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Credit Valley Hospital, Doctor's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 1N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2564<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</i><br> | |
| <a href="index.html">http://www.cvh.on.ca </a></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Supportive Care Team</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provides supportive care to those patients/families who require psychosocial support, | |
| system management and community referrals.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Self, family, physician or health care professional referral. </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Credit Valley Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Chinese</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Dianne's Mastectomy<br> | |
| 6 Horwood Drive<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6X 2B6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 454-5710<br> | |
| fax: (905) 454-3699</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Mastectomy Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| To supply and fit breast prosthesis, surgical mastectomy bras and related needs for all | |
| types of breast surgery.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Any woman who requires services due to mastectomy, lumpectomy, genetic deformity or breast | |
| augmentation.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe, Durham, Burlington</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Dianne's Mastectomy</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| By appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Doncaster Medical<br> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li>228 Lakeshore Rd. W.<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON<br> | |
| tel: (905) 274-2201<br> | |
| fax: (905) 274-5503<br> | |
| </li> | |
| <li>253 Summerlea Rd.<br> | |
| Brampton, ON<br> | |
| tel: (905) 793-7707<br> | |
| fax:(905) 793-8506</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| </i> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homecare</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Delivery of medical equipment and supplies to the client's home.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Equipment & Supplies</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Referred by Hospital Discharge Planner or the Community Care Access Centre</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Halton, Dufferin and Wellington regions</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Store locations</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday to Wednesday, Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Thursday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Saturday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care). | |
| </p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Dufferin-Caledon Health Care Corporation<br> | |
| 100 Rolling Hills Dr.<br> | |
| Orangeville, ON L9W 4X9<br> | |
| tel: (519) 941-2410<br> | |
| fax: (519) 942-0483</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Chemotherapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Therapeutic intervention aimed at cure or, at least, significant prolongation of life for | |
| the patients with malignant disease.</p> | |
| <p>Patients are assessed and treatment determined by Oncologists from Credit Valley | |
| Hospital who are on site monthly to follow care and assess new referrals (Children are | |
| followed by the Hospital for Sick Children). Internists on staff follow-up between visits.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnoses<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon, Dufferin</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Headwaters Health Care Centre</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Family Services of Peel<br> | |
| 151 City Centre Dr., Suite 501<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1M7<br> | |
| tel: (905) 270-2250<br> | |
| fax: (905) 270-2869</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Individual, Couple and Family Counselling</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Professional counselling/therapy, learning, support and access to essential resources for | |
| individuals, couples and families experiencing mental, emotional, behavioural, social and | |
| environmental relationship problems. The Program's goal is to help resolve the ongoing | |
| problems affecting daily life.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Any person who resides/works in the Region of Peel. Individuals must call the agency and | |
| request the service. Physicians may refer directly.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Family Services of Peel's office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Portuguese, Hebrew, Vietnamese, On call Interpreters</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday & Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Saturday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Based on client's financial situation.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Halton and Peel Palliative Care Initiatives<br> | |
| 2370 Speers Road<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6L 5M2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 827-8111<br> | |
| fax: (905) 847-2348</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Pain & Symptom Management Program</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Regional multi-disciplinary teams for consultation with service providers. Funding | |
| available for service provider education.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| VON Halton Office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Halton and Peel Palliative Care Initiatives<br> | |
| 2370 Speers Road<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6L 5M2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 827-8111<br> | |
| fax: (905) 847-2348</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care Educational Programs for Service Providers</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Funding for service providers for basic and advanced education.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Education & Prevention</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Long-Term Care Facility, Community Agency</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice Caledon<br> | |
| 49 Queen St. N., Suite 203<br> | |
| Bolton, ON L7E 1C1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 951-3534<br> | |
| fax: (905) 951-3544</p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice Volunteer Visiting</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Home visiting provide comfort and support to persons with life threatening illness and | |
| their families; provide caregivers respite; and provide bereavement support.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Emotional Support<br> | |
| Meals<br> | |
| Friendly Visiting</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages. Referrals by physician, family members, and Community Care Access Centre - Home | |
| Care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Caledon </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Italian, Portuguese</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice of Peel Inc.<br> | |
| 275-B Matheson Blvd. E.<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-8119<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-4029 </p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Bereavement Support Group</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Bereavement support groups are held monthly in Mississauga & Brampton.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details.</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, German</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice of Peel Inc.<br> | |
| 275-B Matheson Blvd. E.<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-8119<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-4029 </p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Counselling & Advocacy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide counselling & advocacy for clients and their family.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Transportation </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Client must have life threatening or terminal illness, and reside in Mississauga or | |
| Brampton.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-term Care Facility</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, German</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice of Peel Inc.<br> | |
| 275-B Matheson Blvd. E.<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-8119<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-4029 </p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice Volunteer Visiting</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Trained volunteers provide practical assistance, emotional support, respite, | |
| transportation, complimentary therapies and some hands on assistance for the terminally | |
| ill and their family members/primary caregivers.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individual must have a life threatening or terminal illness, reside in Mississauga or | |
| Brampton, and give consent to hospice involvement.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-Term Care Facility</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, German</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Hospice of Peel Inc.<br> | |
| 275-B Matheson Blvd. E.<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-8119<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-4029 </p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information & Referral Service</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Information and referrals are provided for those living with terminal illness.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Hospice of Peel office</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, German</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ian Anderson House<br> | |
| P.O. Box 61034<br> | |
| 511 Maple Grove Dr.<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6J 7P5<br> | |
| tel: (905) 337-8004 fax: (905) 337-8006</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Cancer Hospice</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| This six-bed facility provides palliative care to cancer patients with a prognosis of | |
| three months or less. Each patients is provided with a private room, equipped with a | |
| wheelchair-accessible washroom. Health care is provided through the Community Care Access | |
| Centres, with volunteers and staff providing all other services. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Accommodation<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Cancer patients with a prognosis of three months or less; a physician referral is also | |
| required.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Halton and Peel regions</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| 430 Winston Churchill Blvd., Oakville</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English; interpreters may also be available upon request.</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 365 days a year</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>India Rainbow Community Services<br> | |
| 3038 Hurontario St., Suite 206<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 3B9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-2369<br> | |
| fax: (905 275-6799</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Friendly Visiting</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Volunteers are available to visit the isolated, and are matched with the appropriate | |
| client.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening<br> | |
| Counselling</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Hospital, Community Agency, Doctor's Office, Hospice</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Malton</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Interim Healthcare<br> | |
| Peel Region & Oakville Branch<br> | |
| 2155 Leanne Blvd., Suite 248<br> | |
| tel: (905) 822-8111<br> | |
| fax: (905) 822-8397</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Health Care Aide Services (In-Home/Private Duty)</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Health care aides provide basic nursing procedures within the scope of their education and | |
| experience, and assist clients with activation and reality orientation as required.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Meals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Ontario</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-Term Care Facility, Clinics</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Hindi, German, | |
| Filipino, Hungarian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Interim Healthcare<br> | |
| Peel Region & Oakville Branch<br> | |
| 2155 Leanne Blvd., Suite 248<br> | |
| tel: (905) 822-8111<br> | |
| fax: (905) 822-8397</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homemaker Services (In-Home/Private Duty)</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Homemakers provide oncology patients and other clients with light housekeeping, laundry | |
| and groceries, and assist with bathing and dressing.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Personal Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Ontario </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Hindi, German, | |
| Filipino, Hungarian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Interim Healthcare<br> | |
| Peel Region & Oakville Branch<br> | |
| 2155 Leanne Blvd., Suite 248<br> | |
| tel: (905) 822-8111<br> | |
| fax: (905) 822-8397</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Registered Nurses (R.N.'s)<br> | |
| Registered Practical Nurses (R.P.N.'s)<br> | |
| (In-Home/Private Duty)</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Registered nurses participate in the assessment of patient needs, planning, implementation | |
| and evaluation of patient care, as defined by the scope of work permitted by the College | |
| of Nurses of Ontario.</p> | |
| <p>Registered practical nurses participate in the assessment of patient needs, planning, | |
| implementation and evaluation of patient care, as defined by the scope of work permitted | |
| by the College of Nurses of Ontario.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis<br> | |
| Research (R.N.'s only)<br> | |
| Homemaking (R.P.N.'s only)<br> | |
| Meals (R.P.N.'s only)</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Ontario</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Clinic, Long-Term Care Facility</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Hindi, German, | |
| Filipino, Hungarian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Lifeline<br> | |
| c/o Peel Memorial Hospital<br> | |
| 20 Lynch St.<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6W 2Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 796-4464<br> | |
| fax: (905) 451-8436</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Lifeline</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Lifeline links individuals to 24 hour assistance at the push of a button. It gives clients | |
| freedom to move in and around their home or yard with the confidence of knowing that if | |
| help is needed - Lifeline will call for it.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Personal Emergency Response</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Etobicoke, Dufferin</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Peel Memorial Hospital, Client's home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| Emergency response in over 150 languages<br> | |
| English (office staff) </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Some subsidy is available; please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Look Good...Feel Better<br> | |
| c/o The Credit Valley Hospital<br> | |
| 2200 Eglinton Ave. W.<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 2N1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 813-2399<br> | |
| fax: (905) 813-4444</p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Look Good...Feel Better</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Look Good...Feel Better offers women undergoing cancer treatment tips on enhancing their | |
| appearance with wigs, head coverings and cosmetics. Supported by a number of agencies and | |
| companies, the program gives women a self-esteem boost and also gives them a chance to | |
| meet other women living with cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Wigs and Esthetics</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Any woman undergoing cancer treatment; please call to register.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel & Halton Regions </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Credit Valley Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Held on the third Tuesday of each month, from 1:30 -3:30. Registration can be done between | |
| 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Lung Association<br> | |
| 5025 Orbitor Drive<br> | |
| Building 6, Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y5<br> | |
| tel: (905) 602-8388<br> | |
| fax: (905) 602-8931</p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Get On Track</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Get On Track is a personalized, individual program to help individuals quit smoking. The | |
| Lung Association focuses on prevention of lung disease, and recommends this program to | |
| those who want to quit smoking to improve their health. Those already diagnosed with lung | |
| cancer are also welcomed in the Get On Track program.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Smoking Cessation Program</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Anyone wishing to quit smoking</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| 5025 Orbitor Drive., Building 6, Suite 100; Program intended to be implemented in client's | |
| home on an individual basis</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| $3.50 program fee for materials/handbook</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Lung Association<br> | |
| 5025 Orbitor Drive<br> | |
| Building 6, Suite 100<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y5<br> | |
| tel: (905) 602-8388<br> | |
| fax: (905) 602-8931</p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Lung Association has a variety of educational materials available on the prevention | |
| and treatment of lung cancer. These materials are available by calling their office, or | |
| dropping by to pick materials up.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information on Lung Cancer</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Anyone in the community </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| 5025 Orbitor Drive., Building 6, Suite 100; Materials can be mailed to the client's home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Madonna's The Plum Tree<br> | |
| c/o Peel Memorial Hospital<br> | |
| 20 Lynch St<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L3J 2V5<br> | |
| tel: (905) 796-4462 or (905) 459-5367</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Wigs & Esthetics</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Personal service for people needing wigs, and personalized skin care, camouflage and make | |
| up services. Sensitive ginseng treatments offered as part of facials.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Wigs & Esthetics</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Plum Tree Store, Peel Memorial Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Tuesday to Friday<br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday<br> | |
| By appointment on Sunday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Marion's S.O.S.<br> | |
| 338 Queen Street South<br> | |
| Streetsville, ON L5M 1M2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-2948</p> | |
| <p></i>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Medical Escort Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Drive medically disabled people of all ages to medical appointments and social | |
| appointments, acting as a personal attendant while at appointments.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Client must be able to transfer into the car with assistance.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Oakville</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Monday to Saturday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Mississauga Hospital<br> | |
| 100 Queensway West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1B8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 848-7100</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Ambulatory Infusion Clinic</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Allows home parenteral infusion of chemotherapy and antibiotics through portable infusion | |
| pumps. Education is provided to patients and their family members. Patients return to | |
| clinic for follow-up.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Evaluation & Monitoring</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physical referral.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Mississauga Hospital, Oncology Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Mississauga Hospital<br> | |
| 100 Queensway West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1B8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 848-7100</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Inpatient Treatment</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Inpatient care of oncology patients includes diagnoses, treatment, access devices and | |
| ambulatory pain pumps.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Screening & Diagnoses<br> | |
| Surgical Treatment<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Admitted by a physician</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Mississauga Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, On-call Interpreters</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Mississauga Hospital<br> | |
| 100 Queensway West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1B8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 848-7100</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Neuro-Oncology Program</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Support service/education/assessment provided on outpatient basis for patients with | |
| malignant brain tumors. The multidisciplinary team (neurosurgeon, neurologist, oncologist, | |
| registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and physiotherapists) helps | |
| patients and families with coping mechanisms, symptom management and support, and systemic | |
| therapy.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling (ministerial, social work, pharmacy)<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Research</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral </p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Mississauga Hospital, Oncology Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>The Mississauga Hospital<br> | |
| 100 Queensway West<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 1B8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 848-7100</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Oncology Program</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Multi disciplinary team provides outpatient care for patient with cancer who require | |
| systemic therapy, including chemotherapy and follow-up for bone marrow transplants. | |
| Services include supportive treatment, blood transfusions, paracentesis, thoracentesis, | |
| vascular access devices assessment, screening, education and care. Patient education, | |
| resource library and support programs (e.g., Feeling Your Best) are also provided. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling - Multidisciplinary<br> | |
| Palliative Care Consultation<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Research, Clinical Trials</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral. Individuals over 18 years of age (Children are referred to the | |
| Hospital for Sick Children.).</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| The Mississauga Hospital, Oncology Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Nursing & Homemakers Inc.<br> | |
| 120 Adelaide St. W., Suite 1201<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5H 1T1<br> | |
| tel: (416) 754-0700<br> | |
| fax: (416) 754-4014<br> | |
| email: <a href="mailto:%20nhi@healthcare.com">nhi@healthcare.com </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homemaker</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide in-home support services to clients, including personal care and light | |
| housekeeping.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Meals<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Personal Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages and diagnoses.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Metro Toronto, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, and many others</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week </p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Nursing & Homemakers Inc.<br> | |
| 120 Adelaide St. W., Suite 1201<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5H 1T1<br> | |
| tel: (416) 754-0700<br> | |
| fax: (416) 754-4014<br> | |
| email: <a href="mailto:%20nhi@healthcare.com">nhi@healthcare.com </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Registered Nurses<br> | |
| Registered Practical Nurses</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Registered Nurses (RNs) and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) provide nursing care as | |
| required for individuals at home. Clients needs are assessed on an individual basis. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Information & Referral<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages and diagnoses.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Metro Toronto, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, and many others</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week </p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Olsten Health Services<br> | |
| 101 Queensway West, Suite 300<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 2P7<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-0200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-8353</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Private Duty Nursing Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Full range of in-home services provided to clients at home or in an institutional setting. | |
| Registered nurses on call 24 hours a day.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Homemaking & Meals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician, institution or insurance referral.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-Term Care Facility</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Olsten Health Services<br> | |
| 101 Queensway West, Suite 300<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5B 2P7<br> | |
| tel: (905) 896-0200<br> | |
| fax: (905) 896-8353</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Rehabilitation Services </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Occupational therapy and physiotherapy services are available through Olsten's managed | |
| home care program.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ontario Breast Screening Program<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue, Suite 16-609<br> | |
| Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-4450 or 1-800-668-9304<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4448<br> | |
| <a href="http://www.octrf.on.ca/obsp/">http://www.octrf.on.ca/obsp/</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Mammography</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Offers breast screening for women age 50 and over. The friendly, easily accessible centres | |
| provide mammography (x-ray views of the breast), physical breast examination by a | |
| specially trained nurse examiner, and information on breast self-examination.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Mammography/Breast Examination<br> | |
| Education & Information</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Any woman over age 50 with no previous personal history of breast cancer, no surgical | |
| enlargement of the breasts, no acute breast problems, who has not had a mammogram in the | |
| past 12 months.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Ontario</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Call 1-800-668-9304 for local information.</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English; Interpreters available with notice</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evening and Saturday appointments available.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Para-Med Health Services<br> | |
| 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 211<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6L 5G8<br> | |
| tel: 1-800-787-3037 or (905) 847-1025<br> | |
| fax: (905) 847-1038</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| A team consisting of registered nurses, registered practical nurses and home support | |
| workers trained in the program developed by Senior Care provide services to individuals in | |
| need of palliative care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Nursing</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Parents of Children with Cancer<br> | |
| 1497 Queensbury Cres.<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6H 4G6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 844-4469</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information Resource </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Resources on childhood cancer (e.g., booklets, pamphlets, videos, books, etc.) are made | |
| available from Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of which Parents of Children | |
| with Cancer is an associate member.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community Agency</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Parents of Children with Cancer<br> | |
| 1497 Queensbury Cres.<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6H 4G6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 844-4469</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Self-Help Group</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Parents and primary caregivers of children who have (or have had) cancer gather to provide | |
| emotional support, share experiences and obtain information.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information <br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Parent or primary caregiver of a child, less than 18 years of age, who has (or has had) | |
| cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community Agency</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| First Wednesday of every month</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Parents of Children with Cancer<br> | |
| 1497 Queensbury Cres.<br> | |
| Oakville, ON L6H 4G6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 844-4469</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Social Activities</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Two annual social gatherings for the entire family - a summer picnic and a Christmas | |
| event.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information<br> | |
| Emotional Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| A child less than 18 years of age with in the family has or has had cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| First Wednesday of every month</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Peel Memorial Hospital<br> | |
| 20 Lynch Street<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6W 2Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 796-4066<br> | |
| fax: (905) 796-4111</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Inpatient Oncology</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| An inpatient unit managing oncology patients needs, specializing in chemotherapy, | |
| management of complications of disease and treatment (e.g., blood dyscrasias) and | |
| psychosocial support. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Admitted by a physician</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Peel Memorial Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Peel Memorial Hospital<br> | |
| 20 Lynch Street<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6W 2Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 796-4066<br> | |
| fax: (905) 796-4111</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Oncology Clinic</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| An outpatient service managing cancer patients. Treatment includes chemotherapy, blood | |
| transfusions and other procedures, as necessary.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment <br> | |
| Counselling</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Peel Memorial Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Peel Memorial Hospital<br> | |
| 20 Lynch Street<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6W 2Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 796-4066<br> | |
| fax: (905) 796-4111</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| A ten (10) bed inpatient unit specializing in managing the pain and symptoms of end stage | |
| (terminal) disease. Multi-disciplinary team assists to manage death and dying process for | |
| both patients and their family.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Patient must be terminal, designated "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR), and admitted by | |
| a physician.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Brampton, Caledon, Etobicoke, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Peel Memorial Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days per week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Peel Health Department<br> | |
| Regional Municipality of Peel<br> | |
| 2227 South Millway, Suite 201<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5L 3R6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 791-7800 ext 7314<br> | |
| fax: (905) 828-8394</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Hospital in the Home</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provides acute care in the community, as an alternative to hospitalization, when service | |
| levels are beyond, or not available through, Community Care Access Centre - Home Care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Meals<br> | |
| ODB Medications</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Referral by physician with admitting privileges to The Credit Valley, The Mississauga or | |
| Peel Memorial Hospital.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-Term Care Facility</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Peel Health Department<br> | |
| Regional Municipality of Peel<br> | |
| 2227 South Millway, Suite 201<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5L 3R6<br> | |
| tel: (905) 791-7800 ext 7314<br> | |
| fax: (905) 828-8394</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Consultation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Nurses provide assessment, education, supportive counselling, and information and | |
| referrals to clients and/or their families who need help managing/coping with their health | |
| problem.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Self, family or professional referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, On-Call Interpreters</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>PHIACS <br> | |
| (Physically Handicapped Independent Advancement Community Services)<br> | |
| 1000 Finch Ave. W., Suite 119A, Mall Level<br> | |
| Downsview, ON L3J 2V5<br> | |
| tel: (416) 663-5544</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Accessible Transportation</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b> Provide "wheels of life" for individuals with mobility | |
| impairments. For a nominal fee will provide a wheelchair in conjunction with | |
| transportation services. Willing to assist individuals, upon request and if circumstances | |
| permit.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Transportation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Individual must be in a "stable" medical condition.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Metro Toronto, York/Simcoe.</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Community</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Cancer Resource Library</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b> The Cancer Resource Library is geared toward staff and researchers. | |
| Information on the latest research and treatments is provided, as well as archives of | |
| information on cancer research. Internet access to further resources is also available. | |
| Patients may use this library if requested. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital patients, staff and researchers; others may call to request use | |
| of resources.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Dental Oncology</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The only one of its kind in Canada, the Dental Oncology program provides surgical facial | |
| reconstruction and prosthetic devices for cancer patients who have undergone major surgery | |
| which has drastically altered their appearance. Everything from prosthetic eyes to major | |
| bone reconstruction are provided. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Surgical Facial Reconstruction</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| By physician referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French (volunteer translators are also available for approximately 50 other | |
| languages)</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Mammography/Breast Screening</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| As part of the Ontario Breast Screening Program, mammography, physical breast exams and | |
| education on self-examination are available to women concerned about cancer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Mammography & Breast Screening</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| By physician referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French (volunteer translators are also available for approximately 50 other | |
| languages)</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital Lodge</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Princess Margaret Hospital Lodge is a residence offered to patients of Princess | |
| Margaret who live too far from the site to drive in for regular treatments. Space in this | |
| lodge is limited. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Accommodation</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital patients; by referral only</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French (volunteer translators are also available for approximately 50 other | |
| languages).</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| open year-round, 24 hours </p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None to patient</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Patient-Family Library</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Patient-Family Library provides information on cancer treatment and support for cancer | |
| patients and their families. Information in this library is geared to the average | |
| consumer.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital patients, staff and researchers; others may call to request use | |
| of resources</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Psychosocial Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital's Psychosocial Program offers patients access to Social | |
| Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and a Cancer Coping Skills program. This program is | |
| aimed at helping cancer patients and their families deal with the emotional effects of | |
| their illness.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Counselling</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| By physician referral</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Princess Margaret Hospital<br> | |
| 610 University Avenue<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5G 2M9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 946-2000<br> | |
| fax: (416) 946-4689</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>The Wig Salon & Stop 16</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Wig Salon and Stop 16 are both located on the 16th floor of Princess Margaret | |
| Hospital, and sell wigs and head coverings for cancer patients coping with hair loss.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Wigs & Esthetics </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Cancer patients coping with hair loss</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| 16th floor, Princess Margaret Hospital</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English & French </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Wigs are sold at cost, and the price of head coverings is kept lower than most retail | |
| stores.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Saint Elizabeth Health Care<br> | |
| 2600 Edenhurst Drive<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5A 3Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-2958<br> | |
| fax: (905) 275-2960</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Chemotherapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Chemotherapy for individuals who have difficulty getting to and from the clinic/hospital | |
| or who prefer to receive treatment at home.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days per week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Saint Elizabeth Health Care<br> | |
| 2600 Edenhurst Drive<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5A 3Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-2958<br> | |
| fax: (905) 275-2960</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Support Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Health care aides/homemakers/companions provide personal care, light housekeeping, | |
| errands, shopping, respite care and live-in assistance.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Multilingual staff available</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Saint Elizabeth Health Care<br> | |
| 2600 Edenhurst Drive<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5A 3Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-2958<br> | |
| fax: (905) 275-2960</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Providing care and comfort to clients in their homes by specialists in palliative care. | |
| Program includes pain and symptom management, supportive care, grief and bereavement, and | |
| multicultural perspective.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home </p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Multilingual staff available</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Saint Elizabeth Health Care<br> | |
| 2600 Edenhurst Drive<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5A 3Z8<br> | |
| tel: (905) 275-2958<br> | |
| fax: (905) 275-2960</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Visiting/Shift Nursing</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Personalized and professional care up to 24 hours a day - seven days a week, specializing | |
| in case management, complex care, palliative care, quick response and respite care.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referral<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home </p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Multilingual staff available</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days per week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Self Help Resource Centre of Greater Toronto<br> | |
| 40 Orchard View Blvd<br> | |
| Suite 219<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4R 1B9<br> | |
| tel: (416) 487-4355<br> | |
| TTY: (416) 487-4717<br> | |
| fax: (416) 487-0344</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Information on Support Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Resource centre offering referrals for and information on self-help and support groups in | |
| the Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region. Information can be obtained by telephone | |
| or in person, with directories available for use within the facility.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All members of the community</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Greater Toronto Area, including Peel Region</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| 40 Orchard View Blvd, Suite 219, Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English (support groups in other languages can be identified, but referrals are only | |
| available in English).</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Special Care People<br> | |
| 1400 Lakeshore Rd. W., Unit 1<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5J 1J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 823-5231<br> | |
| fax: (905) 855-8214<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20child@inforamp.net">child@inforamp.net </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Pediatric Oncology Nursing Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Specialized pediatric nurses, meeting client care nursing needs at home, school or in the | |
| community (e.g., camps, holidays, etc.).</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Pediatric Nursing and Support Services<br> | |
| Information & Referral<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Children and youth up to 21 years of age.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, York/Simcoe, Hamilton, Guelph</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Punjabi, and more</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 7 days a week, 24 hours a day</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee normally covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home | |
| Care, Ministry of Community & Social Services) Special Services at Home Program, | |
| children's foundation, or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay | |
| basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>S.R.T. Med Staff<br> | |
| 1250 Bay St. 5th Floor<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5R 2B1<br> | |
| tel: (416) 968-0833<br> | |
| fax: (416) 968-3652</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homemaking Services </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Homemaking services provide both personal care and assistance with activities of daily | |
| living.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region, Metro Toronto, Oakville, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-Term Care Facility, Hospice</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tamil, Russian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>S.R.T. Med Staff<br> | |
| 1250 Bay St. 5th Floor<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M5R 2B1<br> | |
| tel: (416) 968-0833<br> | |
| fax: (416) 968-3652</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Nursing Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Visiting nursing and shift nursing services are provided to clients by Registered Nurses | |
| and Registered Practical Nurses.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Nursing</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region, Metro Toronto, Oakville, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Long-Term Care Facility, Hospice</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tamil, Russian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre<br> | |
| 2075 Bayview Ave.<br> | |
| North York, ON M4N 3M5<br> | |
| tel: (416) 488-5801<br> | |
| fax: (416) 480-6002</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Patient Care Programs</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| The Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre provides a range of cancer patient care | |
| services in a multidisciplinary environment. These services cover the full continuum from | |
| screening to palliative care, and include radiation, surgical and systemic treatment | |
| activities. Supportive care services complement these activities. Care is provided in | |
| outpatient, inpatient, and outreach settings.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Screening & Diagnosis<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Surgical Treatment<br> | |
| Systemic Treatment<br> | |
| Radiation Treatment<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Equipment & Prosthesis<br> | |
| Research</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Physician referrals are required for most non-screening services.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe, Durham</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Toronto-Bayview Regional Cancer Centre, Clinics</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English. Translation is available for other languages.</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| Outpatient programs: 8:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Inpatient programs: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Truly You Wig Boutique<br> | |
| 154 Queen St. S., Unit 112<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 2P4<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-1082</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Truly You Beauty Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide special programs to women who are undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Services | |
| include manicures, pedicures, hair removal by the sugar system.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Wigs & Esthetics </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto West, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Wig Boutique</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Italian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Thursday & Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday<br> | |
| By appointment, Monday & Sunday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Truly You Wig Boutique<br> | |
| 154 Queen St. S., Unit 112<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5M 2P4<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-1082</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Wig Boutique </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Provide personal service to women/men with special need for alternative hair.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Esthetics & Wigs </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto West, Halton</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Hospital, Wig Boutique</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, Italian</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Thursday & Friday<br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday<br> | |
| By appointment, Monday & Sunday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Acupuncture</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Using specially designed and sterilized needles, acupuncture relieves clients of tension | |
| and pain among various other symptoms. Applied to specific pressure points on the body, | |
| clients experience relief from specific symptoms.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Cranio Sacral Therapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Deep muscle response, achieved through Cranio Sacral, increases the range of movement and | |
| blood circulation in muscles. Clients realize dramatic results over conventional physical | |
| rehabilitation.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Imagery</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| To assist patients with pain, serious illnesses/trauma and oncology concerns, who need to | |
| gain insight and understanding/perspective on wide variety of issues.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Massage Therapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| By manipulating tired and tense muscles, massage therapy increases circulation to muscle | |
| tissue, restoring energy and providing relief from pain and muscle stiffness.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Movement Therapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Coordination through movement repatterning and gentle stretching, movement therapy helps | |
| align posture and increase mobility, flexibility and balance.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Pain Management & Relaxation Therapy </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Mind-body approach to learning methods for self-awareness, pain control and lifestyle | |
| management. To help prevent onset of chronic pain patterns and/or ways of dealing with it.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Reflexology</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Applying pressure to zones and reflex areas in the hands and feet, reflexology relieves | |
| tension and pain in specific areas of the body corresponding to the areas of the hands and | |
| feet being manipulated.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Therapeutic Touch</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| By restoring the balance of a client's energy field compromised by pain and stress, | |
| therapeutic touch is proven to increase relaxation and accelerate healing.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Ventures in Harmony<br> | |
| 5805 Whittle Rd., Suite 105<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1<br> | |
| tel: (905) 712-2979<br> | |
| fax: (905) 712-3582</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Wellness Counselling</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Ventures in Harmony create a trusting and supportive setting to help clients overcome the | |
| feeling of self doubt and loss of control that accompany living with pain and stress. We | |
| help them get back on the path toward restoring hope and a positive outlook on life.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education & Prevention<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| -</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Metro Toronto</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Ventures in Harmony's Pain & Stress Management Clinic</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| No</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday<br> | |
| Evenings by appointment</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Please call for details</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Victorian Order of Nurses, Peel Branch<br> | |
| 1705 Argentia Rd., Unit 3<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-3242<br> | |
| fax: (905) 821-7100<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20VONPEEL@IBM.net">VONPEEL@IBM.net</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Education</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Education to service providers/caregivers of clients receiving chemotherapy.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information <br> | |
| Education <br> | |
| Presentations<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All caregivers, staff</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Institution, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Polish, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government funding through Palliative Care Initiatives. Service is | |
| also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Victorian Order of Nurses, Peel Branch<br> | |
| 1705 Argentia Rd., Unit 3<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-3242<br> | |
| fax: (905) 821-7100<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20VONPEEL@IBM.net">VONPEEL@IBM.net</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Support Program</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| In-home support services; i.e. homemaking, personal care, respite and light housekeeping.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Personal Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Institution, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Polish, Punjabi, Gujerati, Filipino, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Italian, | |
| Hindi, Yugoslav, Russian, German, Arabic, Urdu, Tagalog, Spanish, Portuguese</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 365 days a year</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Home Care - Community Care Access Centre) | |
| or private insurance. Service also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Victorian Order of Nurses, Peel Branch<br> | |
| 1705 Argentia Rd., Unit 3<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-3242<br> | |
| fax: (905) 821-7100<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20VONPEEL@IBM.net">VONPEEL@IBM.net</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Pain Management - Complementary Therapy</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| In-home therapy for clients receiving chemotherapy at home or at out-patient hospital | |
| clinics.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Therapeutic Touch<br> | |
| Reflexology<br> | |
| Imagery<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Support </p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Institution, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Polish </p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 365 days a year</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Victorian Order of Nurses, Peel Branch<br> | |
| 1705 Argentia Rd., Unit 3<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-3242<br> | |
| fax: (905) 821-7100<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20VONPEEL@IBM.net">VONPEEL@IBM.net</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| In-home nursing services, counselling, and support for clients, who are in their terminal | |
| stage of life, and their families.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education - Community Resources<br> | |
| Pain Management<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Home Support<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Personal Care<br> | |
| Liaison with MD and Hospital Clinics<br> | |
| Infusion Therapy - Hydration<br> | |
| Blood - Transfusion<br> | |
| Medication - Hypodermidyuis</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Institution, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Polish, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 365 days a year</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Victorian Order of Nurses, Peel Branch<br> | |
| 1705 Argentia Rd., Unit 3<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-3242<br> | |
| fax: (905) 821-7100<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20VONPEEL@IBM.net">VONPEEL@IBM.net</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Shift Nursing</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Intensive in-home nursing care for clients with complex needs and/or for respite. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Education<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Personal Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region </p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Institution, School</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Polish, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 365 days a year<br> | |
| 3-12 hour shifts</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Victorian Order of Nurses, Peel Branch<br> | |
| 1705 Argentia Rd., Unit 3<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9<br> | |
| tel: (905) 821-3242<br> | |
| fax: (905) 821-7100<br> | |
| e-mail: <a href="mailto:%20VONPEEL@IBM.net">VONPEEL@IBM.net</a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Visiting Nurses</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| In-home nursing services for clients receiving chemotherapy at home or at out-patient | |
| hospital clinics.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Information & Referrals<br> | |
| Infusion Therapy - Hydration, Medication, Blood Transfusions<br> | |
| Education<br> | |
| Nursing<br> | |
| Rehabilitation<br> | |
| Counselling<br> | |
| Personal Care<br> | |
| Bereavement Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| All ages & diagnoses</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel Region</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's home, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, School, Institution</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| N/A</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Chinese, Polish, Punjabi</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, 365 days a year</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Vitalaire Healthcare<br> | |
| 1775 North Sheridan Way<br> | |
| Mississauga, ON L5K 1A2<br> | |
| tel: (905) 855-0202<br> | |
| fax: (905) 855-0742</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Home Oxygen - Respiratory Homecare</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Vitalaire provides oxygen set ups, assessments (respiratory), aerosol & suction set | |
| ups and tracheotomy supplies. </p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Home Oxygen<br> | |
| Respiratory Supplies</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Must follow Ministry of Health's home oxygen & ADP guidelines.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel, Metro Toronto, Halton, Dufferin, York/Simcoe</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-term Care Facility</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>We Care Home Health Services<br> | |
| 71 Rosedale Ave., B3<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6X 1K4<br> | |
| tel: (905) 457-8669<br> | |
| fax: (905) 457-5464</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Homemaking </i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Services offered include light Housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping and banking.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Referral by Community Care Access Centre - Home Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-Term Care Facility </p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Italian, Polish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>We Care Home Health Services<br> | |
| 71 Rosedale Ave., B3<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6X 1K4<br> | |
| tel: (905) 457-8669<br> | |
| fax: (905) 457-5464</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Palliative Care</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Emotional and spiritual support for both clients and their families.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Referral by physician, hospice, or Community Care Access Centre - Home Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-term Care Facility </p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>We Care Home Health Services<br> | |
| 71 Rosedale Ave., B3<br> | |
| Brampton, ON L6X 1K4<br> | |
| tel: (905) 457-8669<br> | |
| fax: (905) 457-5464</i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Personal Care Service</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Services available include bathing, dressing, transfers without mechanical aides and | |
| assistance with medication.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Palliative Care<br> | |
| Homemaking<br> | |
| Personal Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Referral by Community Care Access Centre - Home Care</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Peel</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Client's Home, Long-Term Care Facility </p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Italian, Polish</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 24 hours a day</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| Fee may be covered by government program (e.g., Community Care Access Centre - Home Care) | |
| or private insurance. Service is also available on a private pay basis.</p> | |
| <hr> | |
| <p><img align="right" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="Cancer Services Directory" width="250" height="152" src="gifs/drectory.gif"> <b>Agency:<br> | |
| <i>Wellspring<br> | |
| The Coach House<br> | |
| 81 Wellesley St. E.<br> | |
| Toronto, ON M4Y 1H6<br> | |
| tel: (416) 961-1928<br> | |
| fax: (416) 961-3721<br> | |
| <a href="http://www.wellspring.ca">http://www.wellspring.ca </a></i></p> | |
| <p>Program:<br> | |
| <i>Family & Patient Support Services</i></p> | |
| <p>Description:</b><br> | |
| Wellspring is an innovative and creative approach to the overall care of cancer patients | |
| and their loved ones, committed to enhancing the quality of their lives. It is a | |
| cooperative community effort complementing conventional medical treatment. Wellspring also | |
| provides training for health care professionals so that they can treat people with empathy | |
| and dignity.</p> | |
| <p><b>Services Offered:</b><br> | |
| Support</p> | |
| <p><b>Eligibility:</b><br> | |
| Cancer survivors and their family members and caregivers.</p> | |
| <p><b>Area Served:</b><br> | |
| Southwestern Ontario</p> | |
| <p><b>Service Location:</b><br> | |
| Wellspring</p> | |
| <p><b>Wheelchair Access:</b><br> | |
| Yes</p> | |
| <p><b>Languages Served:</b><br> | |
| English, French, Spanish, German; other languages may be able to be accommodated</p> | |
| <p><b>Hours of Service:</b><br> | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (office hours)<br> | |
| Day and evening programs are available.</p> | |
| <p><b>Cost:</b><br> | |
| None</p> | |
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