Older Adults & Seniors Services

The Vaughan Community Health Centre (VCHC) acknowledges that some seniors may experience social isolation and a lack of community support. To address this, VCHC offers a variety of programs throughout the week aimed at promoting healthy and active living, reducing isolation, and enhancing community engagement and opportunities for seniors.

FALL 2017 PROGRAMS

MONDAY PROGRAMS:

HOPE Adult Day Program

Days: Monday & Friday
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Date: Ongoing

The HOPE Adult Day Program (HOPE-ADP) is a community-based initiative provided by Human Endeavour in partnership with Vaughan Community Health Centre and Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital. This program offers structured and supervised activities in a group setting for eligible ethno-cultural and South Asian frail seniors with cognitive, physical, and communicative impairments. The activities are designed to provide mental, physical, and social stimulation, promoting maximum independence and maintaining quality of life for both clients and caregivers. For more information, please contact Noor Din at 905-553-9291.

WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS:

Healthy at Home [65+ Years]

Day: Wednesday
Dates: Jan. 10, 24; Feb. 7, 21; March 7, 21, 2018
Time: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: VCHC Suite 106

The Healthy at Home program is dedicated to creating supportive environments, building social networks, and connecting low-income, isolated seniors by bringing free social, recreational, educational, cultural, and health promotion programs directly to their residences. This initiative aims to support unaffiliated seniors where they live. For more information or to register, please contact Cindy at 905-303-8490 Ext. 142. This program is offered in partnership with the Bernard Betel Centre. Please note that inquiry calls made between July 3 and August 11, 2017, will be returned on Mondays.

THURSDAY PROGRAMS:

Let’s Dance, Learn, and Share [65+ Years]

Day: Thursday
Dates: Sept. 14-28, 2017 (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM), Oct. 5 – Feb. 22, 2018 (1:30 PM – 3:30 PM)
Location: VCHC Suite 106

The Let’s Dance, Learn, and Share program offers seniors activities, information, and resources to improve their quality of life, health, well-being, and sense of community belonging. The program includes a dance component led by a dance instructor, featuring a variety of dance styles such as tap, jazz, ballet, and contemporary, encouraging creative self-expression without the need for partners. Additionally, a “learning and sharing” segment provides a safe and positive space for seniors to engage with guest speakers on topics of interest and share their own knowledge and experiences with peers. For more information or to register, please contact Cindy at 905-303-8490 Ext. 142. Please note that inquiry calls made between July 3 and August 11, 2017, will be returned on Mondays.

Computer Program for Seniors – Beginners [55+ Years]

Day: Thursday
Dates: Oct. 5 – Dec. 17, 2017
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: VCHC Suite 206

This intergenerational program is designed to help seniors become familiar with computer programs, the internet, and email. Local youth will assist with discussions and instruction, providing a unique learning experience. For more information or to register, please contact Cindy at 905-303-8490 Ext. 142. Please note that inquiry calls made between July 3 and August 11, 2017, will be returned on Mondays.

For more information about our programs, please call us at 905-303-8490 Ext. 1, check our program calendar, or visit our Facebook page.

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Our Goal: Enhancing Health Through Specialized Programs and Services for Seniors

Promotion of healthy lifestyles and preventive medicine

Physical activity
Proper nutrition
Vaccination
Questions and answers about seasonal flu
Recommendations for the elderly: behavior in the heat
Dangers of cold for the elderly
Recommendations to family members in cases of a sharp deterioration in the condition of an elderly parent
Drug treatment
Health of the mouth and teeth

Home health care

Any senior patient has the right to receive at-home treatment and procedures covered by health care insurance. Home health services are provided to patients whose condition does not allow them to use the services in the clinic.

Consultation with a geriatrician and general geriatric assessment

Geriatrician (geriatric specialist) – a doctor who specializes in the treatment of the elderly, that is, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases typical of old age in order to prevent the deterioration of health and general condition.
Geriatric consultation. Consultation is provided when a family doctor refers a patient to a consultation on diagnosis, treatment, or as needed and / or at the request of the patient’s family, especially in cases where there is a sharp deterioration in functioning, cognitive or mental.
Consultation, diagnosis and treatment for cognitive impairment, including impairment of memory, thinking, dementia, etc. The consultation is provided by a geriatric physician and also consists of a general geriatric assessment of the patient’s condition. Sometimes cognitive diagnostics is carried out by a neuropathologist or psychiatrist. It should be emphasized that the test covers both physical and mental aspects, medications and other parameters that can affect the patient’s cognitive state.
General Geriatric Assessment is a service provided in polyclinics. The assessment is carried out by a geriatrician, a nurse, a social worker (specializing in retirees), and, as necessary, representatives of other professions: physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, nutritionist, medical specialists in other fields, clinical pharmacologist, etc…

The services are generally intended for retirees aged 75 and over, whose physical health and functioning deteriorate as determined by a family doctor. We are also talking about the symptoms characteristic of people of this age, although they are not treated or diagnosed: repeated falls, unexplained deterioration in functioning, more than eight permanent medications, repeated hospitalizations, diseases requiring treatment by different specialists, etc.

Additional health and wellness services for seniors in Canada

Vaughan Recreation Services for seniors
Phone: 905-832-2281
Email: RecCSD@vaughan.ca
Location: City Hall, Level 300
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1

The Learning Centre for Senior Living
Address: 9711 47 Avenue Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada T6E 5M7
Phone: (780) 439-6473
Fax: (780) 433-3717

Yoga and Yoga Therapy for Seniors
Address: 344 Bloor Street West
Toronto, M5S 3A7, ON.
Phone: 416-303-4666