Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle

Long Term Liaison Services include:

• Friendly visits; in-home visits, assisting with shopping needs and other daily living activities
• Safety and wellness checks through regular weekly telephone calls and/or home visits
• advocacy on health and related social issues
• makes referrals to appropriate service providers
• identifies educational opportunities for clients through workshops and seminars
• assist clients with non-insured health benefits, e.g. Ontario Disability Insurance Program

Aging@Home Transportation Services

• non-emergency transportation to medical appointments
• transportation to cultural activities/events, traditional healers
• offer standard wheelchair accessible rides, but are not equipped to provide bariatric wheelchair services
• transportation appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis

Long Term Liaison Supports

• must self-identify as First Nation, Metis or Inuit
  
• must be an older adult (55+) and/or an older adult with age related health conditions or disabilities
  
• Individual resides within North Simcoe Muskoka Home and Community Care area

Aging@Home Transportation

• must be registered with the Long Term Liaison Program

Long Term Liaison Supports

• Contact Long Term Care Liaisons Sue 705-627-1353, [email protected] or Lisa 705-734-4262, [email protected]

Aging@Home Transportation

• call to make an appointment
  • require that out-of-town transportation services are booked a minimum of 2 weeks in advance
  • request that in-town transportation services are booked a minimum of 2 week in advance as well if possible

• Health Care - Transportation to Medical Appointments

• Grey County
• Muskoka District
• Simcoe County