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Life Long Care Program
52 King St
Sioux Lookout
Sioux Lookout
807-737-1903
Toll-Free: 1-800-619-9519
Fax: 807-737-1805
Mon-Fri: 9 am-5 pm
Activities: contact Coordinator for times
Activities: contact Coordinator for times
Last updated: Jul 30, 2024: Suggest an edit
Application
Requires advance registration and Intake assessment
Transportation Program: Must call at least 24 hours ahead to make arrangements
Transportation Program: Must call at least 24 hours ahead to make arrangements
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
- Individuals who are disabled, chronically ill or have special needs
- Open to individuals 40 years of age and older with a focus on urban Indigenous individuals and their families
Fees
None
Contacts
Allan Walski - Life Long Care Worker
807-737-1903 Ext 222; 807-738-4558 * allanw@ngfc.net
807-737-1903 Ext 222; 807-738-4558 * allanw@ngfc.net
Languages
English
Accessibility
Partially Accessible
Accessibility Note
Partially Accessible - Parking -- No designated handicapped parking space; Entrance -- No automatic push button doors; Washroom -- Accessible with side holding bar ; Can meet client at designated accessible location if required
Description of Services:
Provides culturally appropriate and holistic long term support services and programs
Adult Day Program
Transportation Program
Adult Day Program
- Provides afternoons for socialization every Friday
- Teaches various craft making sessions with focus on traditional Native crafts
- Offers movie videos and card games
- Provides a weekly luncheon consisting of full course meal, dessert and coffee
- Offers craft making and time of socialization
- Arranges weekly visits from support worker in individual's home
- Provides emotional and physical support such as grocery shopping
- Makes weekly calls to clients' homes to check on them and to determine pending appointments
Transportation Program
- Provides transportation on an as-needed basis to all events at the Centre, the hospital or clinic and for errands around town including grocery shopping
Last updated: Jul 30, 2024: Suggest an edit
