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Home Support Services |
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| Frozen Meals Program | Pick-up
frozen meal program for Senior Citizens who are 60 and over as
well as individuals with special needs who reside in the Town of
Arnprior and the Township of McNab/Braeside |
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| Seniors Shopping Program | Assisted shopping and delivery of groceries for seniors who are confined to home due to illness, recent surgery or who find it difficult to walk/stand in the grocery stores for any length of time. Program details click here | |
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Home Help/ Homemaking | We can assist with routine household activities such as light housekeeping |
| Telephone Security | Dedicated volunteers are carefully linked with clients. These volunteers spend the required time as requested by the client encouraging the reassuring the client of any concerns they may have of loneliness or isolation. The volunteer may call daily, weekly or as often as the client wishes. | |
| Friendly Visiting | Dedicated volunteers are linked one on one with clients requesting someone to come into their home and visit with them on a regular basis. In addition to visiting in the home, the friendly visitor may also go for a walk or have coffee with the individual, thus encouraging social integration in the community | |
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In Town Transportation and Para Transit Care Coach | Trips requested for social, recreational, personal, medical or shopping needs are responded to by our agency with one-to-one personal attention. Para-Transit Policies |
| Extended Transportation | For those persons who need to travel to areas outside of the town limits- for example, Sand Point and White Lake. | |
| Out of Town Medical Transportation | This transportation service is designed to meet the needs of any person who needs to go to medical appointments outside the town. For example we will transport people to medical appointments in Ottawa and Renfrew. | |
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Income Tax Program | Each year we have volunteers, specially trained by Revenue Canada, who process your Income Tax Returns. |
| Foot Care Clinic | Our agency does all the bookings and confirmations of clients appointments for this weekly Foot Clinic. In addition, we accommodate Carefor Health and Community Services with the space for them to conduct the actual foot care. | |
| Home Maintenance | Help is available for heavier house chores including yard maintenance and snow shovelling. | |
| Information & Referral | We link individuals with appropriate home support services including help with government forms. If we can't provide the service, we usually know who does! | |
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Social Programs |
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Community Garden | Community Garden Is Full |
| Diner's Club | A social evening held on the first Wednesday of each month. The evening includes a scrumptious meal, entertainment with door prizes | |
| Heritage Arts | A weekly gathering of area seniors to demonstrate various techniques of knitting, hooking and various other crafts | |
| Friendship Days | Seniors meet the third Thursday of each month to enjoy an afternoon of entertainment, guest speakers on various topics and light refreshments. | |
| Annual Christmas Party | For seniors of Arnprior and area held in the month of November to celebrate the Christmas Season as a community. Entertainment with special guests and a full course catered meal. | |
| Birthday Club | This program is designed to provide a small cake and card for those individuals who are limited in their daily activities and time out in the community. | |