Services for the Elderly

Sometimes numbers tell the story ...

# of hours Society of Sharing volunteers spent in 2005 escorting housebound people in inner city Toronto to medical appointments or grocery shopping # of return trips, many involving public transit, these volunteers made doing so # of housebound people in the inner city who were served by those volunteers # of seniors and people with disabilities who received friendly visits from Society of Sharing volunteers in 2005 # of people on the Society of Sharing waiting list, hoping someone will visit them Society of Sharing:  Inner City Volunteers - Society of Sharing offers friendly visits and escorting services to lonely, isolated, frail, elderly or disabled people.  The agency provides ongoing support to enhance quality of life and to extend independent living by recruiting and screening volunteers, matching them with clients and providing training and education.

# of Canadians living with the effects of a stroke % of stroke victims who recover with a minor impairment or disability % of stroke victims who recover with moderate to severe impairment % of stroke victims who recover with severe impairment, requiring long-term care # of days Canadians spend in hospital due to strokes % of geriatric patients with at least five chronic conditions Providence Healthcare is a Toronto health care facility specializing in rehabilitation for patients who have experienced strokes, orthopaedic surgery, lower limb amputation, or require specialized geriatric rehabilitation, assessment and treatment.  Providence also provides complex continuing care, long-term care and community outreach.  Programs and services are provided through three Integrated Care Divisions:  Providence Hospital, the Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence and Providence Community Centre.