Business Partners

Bayshore Home Health

Bayshore Home Health has been enhancing the quality of life, dignity and independence of Canadians in their homes since 1966. Canadian owned and operated, the company is the country's largest provider of home and community health care services, with more than 40 locations in eight provinces and 6,000 employees. Its core services are in-home nursing, personal care and home support, which are offered directly to consumers and also available through government care programs, personal and group insurance plans, and workplace safety insurance. Its other businesses lines are nurse and caregiver staffing, pharmaceutical support services, health education programs, infusion clinics and dialysis centres. Bayshore Home Health is a winner of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies program for 2006.
www.bayshore.ca

Comfort Keepers

At Comfort Keepers, we treat each of our clients with respect and caring as if they were a member of our own family. We pride ourselves in providing the highest quality of comforting care with the activities of daily living for seniors, and others in need of assistance. We specialize in Alzheimer and Dementia care.
We specialize in customizing care giving arrangements to the needs, preferred schedule and budgets of our clients. Our caregivers are available by the hour, day or week. We can also arrange 24 hour care for clients who need round-the-clock care.
Our services are available for in-hospital, retirement/long term care residents or in-home care and we are able to respond on short notice. We are available 24 hours a days, 7 days a week by calling 905-272-7489
www.comfortkeepers.ca

COPPER COUNTY FOODS - Delicious Meals to Your Door
Introducing Copper County Foods - a brand new service that delivers healthy and delicious soups, meals and desserts to your client's door with free delivery and no minimum order value.

With over 60 menu items ranging from entrees, soups and desserts, Copper County Foods is sure to have something to tempt the palates of the seniors in your community. Prices start at 99¢ for a dessert, and $4.99 for a meal, which we believe is an unbeatable value for your money!

Our team is passionate about creating delicious meals which taste just like home made and are suitable for special dietary needs. Copper County Foods offers a variety of tasty meals ranging from Traditional Pot Roast served with real mashed potatoes and a medley of vegetables, topped with a Yorkshire Pudding, to Wild Pacific Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce on white rice with glazed vegetables.

All products are frozen for freshness and are ready to be heated in minutes in either a microwave or conventional oven. The ease of preparation allows seniors the flexibility to eat what they want, when they want.

Our delivery drivers are Police-checked for peace of mind, and are willing to help seniors with their order or talk them through any questions they may have - in fact, they'll even put the meals in the freezer for them!

To receive our full colour menu brochure, call toll free at 1-800-786-6113 or you can order directly online at www.coppercountyfoods.ca

Hardiman Mount & Associates Insurance Brokers 50+ Home & Auto Insurance

Members of OACAO Centres now have the opportunity to save on their home and automobile insurance through an exclusive new program administered by HMA Insurance Brokers.

As a member of the program, you will enjoy the highest level of personal care along with a number of value-added products and services including:

  • No-charge Monthly Payment Plan
  • Optional Driving Record Protector to Protect your Good Driving Record
  • Instant Savings When Combining your Home and Auto Policies
  • Superior Claims Service that Comes with a Guarantee
  • Free Identity Theft Coverage

HMA has been offering programs to the 50+ community for over 20 years and as an Independent Insurance Broker, they are able to compare rates with more than one insurance company and then choose a policy that's right for you.

Call Kelly Somerville today at 1-800-361-6996 for your FREE no-obligation quotation and see how much you can save! Visit our website at
www.hmainsurance.com

Hill Island Lodge

Hill Island Lodge, the only hotel in Canada on one of the famous Thousand Islands. The tranquil setting of our family owned and operated hotel provides guests with the opportunity to relax and appreciate our natural setting, or take advantage of our numerous activities. Hill Island Lodge is situated on 10 acres of forested parkland providing guests plenty of opportunity to observe the local wildlife (deer, wild turkey, mink and coyote) in their natural habitat as you stroll along our nature trails or just relax at the pool or on our licensed patio. Our facility is wheelchair accessible and the lounge and dining room can be accessed from the hotel through our enclosed "Hall of Fame", no need to worry about inclement weather.
www.hillislandlodge.com

OASSIS

OASSIS has been providing Employee Benefit Plans across Canada since 1990, with an exceptional history with all its members.

OASSIS is a not-for-profit organization and therefore keeps its premiums set only to
cover claims and administrative costs. Any surplus at the end of the year is used to reduce future premiums.

OASSIS has been focusing on the needs of Community-Based Organizations and has
designed its Benefit Plans to cover the high proportion of part-time workers and those
with variable working hours.

OASSIS benefits its member agencies by creating a secure work environment. This
helps you attract and retain qualified employees without the risk of losing them to other sectors.
www.oassisplan.com

Retirement Residences Group

“Enhancing Care Options for Seniors”

The Retirement Residences Group is dedicated to providing seniors with high quality retirement living at over 85 locations across Canada. Including Central Park Lodges, Meadowcroft Place and Lifestyle Communities, we offer different levels of care from independent living to fully assisted care. Our Rapid Response Program is available 7 days/week, 24 hours/day for immediate placement into one of our residences. www.retirementresidences.com

Senioropolis & Retirement Residential Placement Service Inc.

Retirement Residential Placement Service Inc., has been producing A Comprehensive Guide to Retirement Living for 11 years. It began as a local Toronto based publication and now spans the province of Ontario detailing information on well over 200 retirement residences. Created by a long-time hospital social worker, it is the publication of choice for many professionals, seniors and their families searching for the "right place". It contains important information those searching for a home need to know, before and during their search including: What is a Retirement Home and Who needs One, Visiting Tips (including 150 Questions to Ask when touring homes), Emotional Aspects of Relocation, How to Make the Transition Easier & What if a Retirement Home is not the Right Option. Information on the homes is detailed and non-biased and it is without doubt, the most comprehensive publication of its kind in Ontario.

From the Guide came www.senioropolis.com. This site compliments the book and contains all of the information on retirement homes in the Guide as well as much more. This online directory with more than 700 homes listed, provides the ability to browse, search and review in detail all the homes that have provided us with comprehensive information. We have a feature-rich search application called "The Right-Home Finder" and a Marketplace Forum where homes post job opportunities, suite availability, special events and open houses. We are very responsive to the needs of our users and utilize all feedback sent to us in order to ensure that www.senioropolis.com and the Comprehensive Guide to Retirement Living are your most UP-TO-DATE and COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF RETIRMENT LIVING INFORMATION IN ONTARIO. Visit us often at www.senioropolis.com........

Senior Tours Canada

Senior Tours Canada is the largest Canadian tour operator specializing in fully escorted worldwide group tours for the mature traveller age 50+. With over 100 destinations and cruises to choose from, our tours offer the traveller choice, interesting itineraries, flexible pacing, good value and quality. Our special prices include airfare, accommodation, excursions, most meals, health and cancellation insurance, all tipping, all taxes, porterage and home pickup from most Canadian cities.

Your holiday literally begins and ends at your front door!
www.seniortours.ca

The Care Guide

TheCareGuide.com and The Care Guide are Canada's most comprehensive guides to seniors' housing and care services including retirement residences, long-term care centres, in-home care, community support services, independent/supportive living and hospice care.

Backed by an experienced, caring and committed team that understands the sense of urgency and needs of our visitors, TheCareGuide.com helps caregivers, seniors, families and their advisors access the full spectrum of seniors' housing and care solutions through trustworthy, accurate and easy-to-use information, support and community, and offers industry stakeholders an effective, results-based channel to reach a highly targeted audience at a key decision-making time.

We are a proud part of the Care Planning Partners Inc. family of companies and have been providing Canadian consumers with free information about this sector since 1996.
www.thecareguide.com

Tippet-Richardson Moving & Storage – Seniors Division

Tippet-Richardson Seniors Division was established after consultation with a number of retirement residences, seniors groups and individuals to assist seniors when moving to a retirement environment. Tippet-Richardson will plan and organize the relocation to effect a smooth and seamless adaptation to a new lifestyle with a single point of contact. Our experienced staff will assist in all matters pertaining to your relocation.

Phone Ron Smith at 1-800-265-6401 or visit
www.tippet-richardson.com

Strategic Alliances

OCSA – The Ontario Community Support Association

The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) is a provincial association, located in Toronto, that supports, promotes and represents the common goals of its members, which are providers of community-based not-for-profit health and social services, so that they are better able to support people to live at home in their own communities.

Community support services can help if you, or someone you care about, can't function independently because of a disability, illness or limitation due to aging. You can live at home in your own community, assisted by caring, friendly, professional staff and well-trained volunteers.

OCSA represents more than 360 community agencies, 13,000 staff and 60,000 volunteers across Ontario. Last year these volunteers donated over 2.5 million hours of service. We work with our members to ensure that issues which affect community services are heard and addressed by government policy makers, other health organizations, the media and the general public.
www.ocsa.ca

OPADD - The Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities

A ground-breaking informal partnership of service providers in long term care and developmental disabilities, provincial associations, planning bodies, educational institutions and local initiatives.

Dedicated to ensuring that older adults with developmental disabilities enjoy the same rights and opportunities to service and support as every senior in Ontario

Active in the areas of applied research, education of caregivers, innovation in service delivery and policy development.
www.opadd.on.ca

OPMHAN – The Older Persons Mental Health and Addictions Network

OPMHAN is a collaborative of more than 50 provincial and regional organizations committed to improving the system of care for older adults living in the community who are at risk of, or coping with, mental illness and/or addictions . . . and those who care for and about them.

OPMHAN

  • Raises public awareness of older persons' mental health & addiction issues
  • Supports the establishment of a provincial forum for older adult service users, informal caregivers and those concerned with their well-being
  • Foster the development of regional and local networks concerned about older persons' mental health and addictions issues
  • Encourages and facilitates networking, training, and education opportunities
  • Promotes and utilizes relevant research
  • Gives voice to key messages in support of OPMHAN's mission

Contact Randi Fine at 416-593-4094 or via e-mail at opmhan@sympatico.ca

Updated November 1, 2007


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