The Alzheimer Society is the leading not-for-profit health organization working nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and advance the search for the cause and cure.
Through an interdisciplinary team and in partnership with many community agencies the Alzheimer Society provides essential programs and support services for persons living with dementia, their care partners and families.
Programs and services to assist those living the dementia journey to live well and safely in their community include:
- system navigation
- health promotion
- education
- recreation therapy
- support groups
- day programs
- and more
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Au Château has offered friendly, professional, bilingual services since 1962. There are 160 long-term care beds, two short stay beds and 23 Life Lease Residences that provide adults 55+ with a resident-funded retirement alternative.
Through the West Nipissing Non-Profit Housing (District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board) Au Château also oversees 175 seniors’ apartments, which are attached to the Home. These residents have access to Au Château services, as well as partner medical clinics and the West Nipissing General Hospital.
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Autumnwood Mature Lifestyle Communities in Timmins, Sudbury and North Bay, want you to get more out of retirement living. Stay healthy, live in a secure, peaceful environment and participate in fun activities. Promoting complete wellness — Body, Mind and Spirit — Autumnwood focusses on a continuum of care environment. You enjoy the ability to age in place, knowing that support services will be available if and when required.
Enjoy first-rate accommodation, unparalleled service, spiritual well-being, company of extended family and friends and general recreation programming, including live entertainment.
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Blue Sky Family Health Organization
A Family Health Organization (FHO) is an initiative of the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. An FHO is a group of family physicians who are working together to give you and your family better access to quality primary health care services.
CMHA North Bay and District is a local Mental Health, Addictions and Peer Support agency that specializes in support services to people with a serious mental illness.
We provide collaborative support, advocacy and sustainable housing to those who have a serious and persistent mental illness, who may also have other medical and/or behavioural complexities.
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CarePartners has grown from a small group of dedicated healthcare providers to a province-wide network. They provide personal support workers (PSWs), Registered Nurses, Practical Nurses, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists and trained caregivers.
Services are offered to patients in homes, schools, retirement homes, clinics, and workplaces. Rehabilitation, respite and palliative supports are also available. While the majority of the services are funded by the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), patients can pay directly for private care.
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Cassellholme Community Support Services [CSS] is committed to a health care system as envisioned by the local Health System integrations Act 2006 that will further develop patient-centered, integrated, accountable, and transparent at-home community health care system.
They provide in-home Personal Support Workers [PSWs] and Homemakers to assist seniors in the District of Nipissing with personal care, homemaking, respite services and general home maintenance. The goal is to help people live safely and as independently as possible in their own homes.
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Cassellholme has been caring for the community since 1925. They have grown to become a highly-respected, warm and friendly place to call home. Cassellholme promotes individualized care and includes residents and caregivers in the decision making process.
Everyone in our diverse northern community is welcome at Cassellholme. You will be served with dignity and respect. Amenities include: great food, highest quality health care, creative programming, a community bus for outings and appointments, landscaped gardens and patios to relax outdoors, special events and entertainment.
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Castle Arms offers market rent, affordable rent and rent-geared-to-income apartments to seniors in five buildings in North Bay and one in Mattawa . There are 241 units in total. These are friendly, active, safe places to call home
Live completely independently, or take advantage of available services to help with activities of daily living. Applications can be made through District of Nipissing Social Service Administration Board.
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West Nipissing CHC, in Sturgeon Falls, provides primary health care, illness prevention and management, with an interdisciplinary team that includes: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, a Case Manager, Dietitian and Registered Respiratory Therapist.
They focus holistically on the social, mental and physical health of Indigenous, Anglophone and Francophone residents of West Nipissing and Garden Village. Their health promotion services and programs include: a Fibromyalgia Support Group, Family fun-fit, Scrapbooking, a Virtual Paint Social Group, Tai Chi, Yoga and a lot more.
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The Community Counselling Centre is a fully accredited, non-profit organization providing professional counselling services and community programs to individuals, couples and families. Their stated Values are Inclusiveness, Community Integration, Equity, Self Determination and Anti-Oppression.
The Centre’s programs include: addiction services and specialized medicine, a call-in clinic, therapy for domestic violence and assault, community advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities, plus employee and family assistance. The Centre also has public education and consulting services available to community organizations and industry.
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Community Living North Bay
Community Living North Bay is committed to creating a supportive and accepting community. We provide a range of programs and services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. All of the services and programs we offer add quality to the lives of people we support.
Community Living North Bay is registered as a Charitable Organization. The Association is incorporated under the Incorporation Act in the Province of Ontario.
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Nipissing District Paramedic Services is working with the Ministry of Health, local hospitals, and community services to promote sustainable independence within your home.
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CTS Canadian Career College is a locally-owned private career with four campuses – North Bay, Barrie, Sudbury, and Sault Ste. Marie. It has a 30-year history of teaching excellence in Health Care, Law and Justice, Business, and Information Technology.
All programs are under a year in duration and most offer placements that allow students to put the theory into practice. Vice President of Academics Dr. Amanda Harris states, “We are proud to have maintained the small size of our college. It helps students work closely with faculty, administrative staff and each other.”
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The Vision of District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board is “Healthy Communities Without Poverty”. They help people put an affordable roof over their heads, make sure an ambulance takes them to hospital when needed, help find affordable childcare so people can go to work to support their family and offer support during the rough patches.
Through the District of Nipissing Ontario Works, they also help people become self-sufficient through temporary financial assistance and employment programs.
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Eastholme – Home for the Aged is located in Powassan, overlooking town on the edge of a 60-acre forest. They are committed to serving the community and Residents with compassion, ensuring everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
The community program has dedicated staff, community coordinators and volunteers throughout the East District of Parry Sound. Programs offered to seniors 65+ and people with disabilities include:
- Meals-on-Wheels
- transportation services
- seniors’ luncheons, and
- fitness classes in Callander, Port Loring, South River, Sundridge and Burk’s Falls
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The eHealth Centre of Excellence is a not-for-profit organization that assists clinicians, healthcare organizations, and Ontario Health Teams across the province with the meaningful and sustainable adoption of digital health tools. In addition to our change management and implementation support, we offer program planning expertise, as well as the design and customization of innovative solutions.
Our current suite of digital health tools includes, but is not limited to: eConsult and eReferral (through the Ontario eServices Program), virtual care, patient forms, online appointment booking, Evidence2Practice tools and coaching for primary care electronic medical records (EMRs), and automated solutions. We also apply a co-design approach to tool development through our Healthcare Experience and Advancement Lab (HEAL).
The Empire started life in 1927 as the Empire Hotel, one of the most luxurious hotels in Ontario’s near north. It even hosted the Queen on her visit to Canada in 1951. In 1997 it became a retirement home, which now has 157 luxury suites, a ballroom, dining room and lounges of great architectural beauty.
The goal is to provide a home for seniors in a compassionate, caring atmosphere where people are good to each other, there’s fun to be had, friends to make and great days to be enjoyed.
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Hands is a fully accredited, bilingual, not-for-profit registered charity serving individuals with a developmental disability and their families. Hands helps children, youth and adults receive the best possible care they need, when they need it.
The team includes a Child and Family Therapist, Youth Counsellors, Behaviour Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists and other health care professionals. They help over 11,000 individuals in North Bay, Nipissing, Muskoka, Parry Sound, and Northern Ontario each year, including professional services in:
- Adult developmental services
- Autism services
- Child development
- Child and youth mental health – Hands is the Lead Agency for Child and Youth Mental Health in Nipissing, Parry Sound, and Muskoka
- Youth and adult justice services
- Navigation supports
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The establishment of the Mattawa Family Health Team was announced by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in May 2018 with the goal of addressing the healthcare needs of the community through a collaboration between family physicians, interdisciplinary healthcare providers and community partners.
Located within the Mattawa Hospital, the Mattawa Family Health Team works together using their skills and experiences to surround patients with the healthcare services they need, when they need it and as close to home as possible.
The programs and services to be provided by the Mattawa Family Health Team will be created specifically to address our community’s healthcare needs as defined through local community consultation and patient engagement. Family Health Teams focuses on Health Promotion, the Management of Chronic Diseases and Illness Prevention.
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Hôpital Mattawa Hospital has a proud tradition of care. For more than 130 years, HMH has cared for the people of Mattawa, surrounding communities, and beyond, being a significant player within the District of Nipissing. Residing in the heart of a beautiful cottage country on the shores of both the Mattawa and Ottawa River, we offer healthcare not only to our community residents but to the many visitors who frequent our beautiful area year round.
At HMH, the patient and the family experience is at the heart of everything we do. With a focused commitment to provide compassionate, safe, and high quality care to patients and their families, Hôpital Mattawa Hospital is home to a full service 19 bed acute community hospital and is working towards integrating with a 73 bed Nursing Home.
We offer an extensive range of speciality and outpatient services such as Physiotherary, Paediatrics, Urology, Psychiatry, Women’s Clinic, Diabetic Resource Clinic and Mental Health Services. We are fortunate to work with a number of exceptional partners in order to bring healthcare services closer to home and to streamline the delivery of service to better meet the patient’s needs.
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Near North Family Health Organization
A Family Health Organization (FHO) is an initiative of the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. An FHO is a group of family physicians who are working together to give you and your family better access to quality primary health care services.
The Near North FHO includes sites such as:
Nipissing First Nation is an urban reserve located on the north shore of Lake Nipissing. The land is home to 11 communities, across 30 kilometers between the City of North Bay to the east and the Municipality of West Nipissing to the west.
The people of Nipissing First Nation, known as the Nbisiing Anishinaabeg, are of Ojibway and Algonquin descent and have lived in the area since time immemorial. Nipissing First Nation prides itself on being a progressive nation that emphasizes fairness, accountability, balance and consideration of future generations in all decision making.
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Nipissing Serenity Hospice provides palliative care in a peaceful setting for people of all ages at end of life and support for their loved ones.
Nipissing Serenity Hospice recognizes that everyone holds their own values, beliefs and meaning behind their experience of living with a life limiting illness. Hospice palliative care sees dying as a normal part of life and helps people to live and die well. It focuses on improving quality of life and symptom management through holistic person-centered care for those living with life threatening conditions.
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The North Bay Nurse Practitioner Led-Clinic provides comprehensive primary care services to over 4500 patients in our community and continues to accept new patients on a monthly basis. Nurse Practitioners are able to provide care to patients across the lifespan, manage chronic diseases and offer a variety of health care services to patients registered to our clinic, living within our catchment area, and who do not currently have a primary care provider.
The NBNPLC has two clinic sites to serve patients in our community including our West Ferris and Downtown clinic locations. Both sites are staffed with Nurse Practitioners and supportive interprofessional health care teams which include social workers, nurses, collaborative physicians, a dietitian and support for system navigation and case management. The NPLC provides a holistic approach to care which includes illness prevention, health promotion, health programs for both registered and non-registered patients, and timely access to care when it is needed.
The NBNPLC continues to accept patient applications at both clinic sites. To apply to become a patient please visit our website at: https://www.nbnplc.com/apply/
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The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is a unique healthcare organization with three primary roles. It provides acute care services to North Bay and its surrounding communities, it is the district referral centre providing specialist services for smaller communities in the area, and it is the specialized mental health service provider serving all of northeast Ontario.
NBRHC has 397 beds and numerous outpatient and outreach services in North Bay and throughout the northeast region. NBRHC is one of four major acute care hospitals serving northeast Ontario.
NBRHC’s Regional Mental Health Services provides inpatient beds in North Bay and Sudbury and outpatient and outreach services throughout the region—from Hudson Bay to Muskoka from Sault Ste. Marie to the Quebec border.
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North East Specialized Geriatric Centre (NESGC) is a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers. They deliver specialized care for older adults with complex health needs. NESGC also offers expert resources for healthcare professionals and caregivers throughout Northeastern Ontario.
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One Kids Place is a charitable, non-profit organization. It provides community-based rehabilitation and related support services for children, youth and their families.
Together with families and partners, they help make a difference in the lives of children and youth with special needs in the Districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, and Parry Sound. Through the delivery of inter-disciplinary supports, services and therapy, the expert team of professionals empower every kid to reach their full potential and create a place of belonging in our communities.
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ParaMed has been providing home care and wellness solutions across Canada since 1974. Their services include: Dementia, Palliative, Respite and Personal Care, as well as Companion Aides. It is a nationally-accredited provider with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada.
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The Powassan & Area Family Health Team serves patients in their catchment area with an interdisciplinary team that includes a Nurse Practitioner, Registered Practical Nurses, Social Workers, Dietitian, Diabetic Educator and five family Physicians. They believe in a collaborative, team approach to primary care and embrace technology in their delivery of quality services.
They provide a wide range of primary care services, programming for chronic disease including Hypertension screening, Diabetes, COPD, Well Baby/Well Child and a Grief Group. They are part of the Ontario Telemedicine Network, so can connect you to a wide variety of specialists.
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Created in 2003 and 2004 respectively, the Réseau francophone de santé du Nord de l’Ontario and the Réseau de santé en français du Moyen-Nord share a common vision for the provision of French language health services. The two groups merged their resources and created a new Francophone Planning Entity in 2010 to ensure engagement and improve the health of Francophones living in a minority setting in Northern Ontario.
The Réseau works in collaboration with the other networks nationally, provincially and regionally to promote the development of French language health services.
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Serving the North Bay area since 1981, Waters Edge is home to 142 residents and offers six convalescent care beds for the community. Amenities include: clean, welcoming spaces, 24/7 nursing and personal care, on-site medical care, plus plenty of social and exercise programs.
Enjoy year-round spectacular views with breathtaking sunsets over Lake Nipissing. With large windows, patios off the dining rooms and beautiful gardens to stroll through [including a secure garden] you can enjoy nature from every corner in the company of friends and family.
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The Alliance Centre offers free, confidential and bilingual mental health and substance abuse services to individuals 16 years of age and older who reside within the Municipality of West Nipissing. All referral sources, including self-referrals, are accepted.
Our services include: Mental Health Counselling and Treatment Program, Substance Abuse/Addictions Assessment and Treatment, Addictions Medicine Program, Needle Exchange Program, Intensive Case Management Program, Walk-In Clinic, Psychiatric Consultation, Crisis Intervention and Community Wellness Program.
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The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste Marie work in schools, hospitals, long-term care homes, women’s crisis centres, phone help lines, social planning councils, prisons, parishes and homes. They serve the “dear neighbour” in many ways, including:
- counselling and bereavement support,
- long-term care, assisted living and addiction treatment programs in Thunder Bay and Sudbury,
- retreats and spiritual direction offered in North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay,
- faith consultations and teaching of high school students in Sault Ste. Marie,
- helping new Canadians settle into new lives in Northern Ontario.
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The VON has pioneered care at home for over 120 years. Their nurses, personal support workers, therapists and other health care providers continue to offer innovative clinical, personal and social support to people who want the comfort and peace of mind of living in their own homes and communities.
VON is a registered charity/not-for-profit corporation providing real hands-on help to seniors, children, youth and adults who need extra support. Their goal is to help Canadians stay healthy, live well and remain active.
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The West Nipissing General Hospital, in Sturgeon Falls is a modern facility with a broad range of inpatient and outpatient programs and services. The hospital is a 99 bed facility with a 24/7 Emergency Department with VCC, a comprehensive laboratory and diagnostic department that includes a CT scanner, X-ray, ultrasound, OBSP and mammography, endoscopy, OTN and a sleep clinic.
WNGH offers a Mental Health & Substance Abuse program, Addictions Medicine and a crisis intervention program all on site. As well, we provide numerous visiting specialist programs that include psychiatry, cardiology, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, diabetes education and a satellite oncology program. Patients are supported with a full time respiratory therapist, dietitian, social worker, behavioural support worker, physiotherapist, and occupational therapist.
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The West Nipissing Family Health Team, located in Sturgeon Falls, focuses on family and community health in both English and French. The team includes family doctors, nurse practitioners, nursing, social worker, dietician, pharmacist, occupational therapist, and a respiratory therapist.
In addition to primary care health services, they offer a number of programs including: smoking cessation, diabetes education, well women care, cancer screening and a mental health program.
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Wirta Home Ltd. is a locally-owned business in North Bay. They provide personalized in-home care no matter where “home” is – your house, in a senior community setting, rehab facility and beyond. Their goal is to help people age in place safely with dignity and independence.
Families can feel overwhelmed when a loved one becomes unable to perform routine tasks. Managing this level of care requires time and specialized training. Wirta can help with a variety of services, including: Alzheimer’s care, hospice support, chronic illness care, transportation, companionship, etc.
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