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Phone Numbers:
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Switchboard: 519-742-3611
Automated Switchboard: 519-749-4300
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Address:
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835 King St W
Kitchener, ON
N2G 1G3
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Map
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Location:
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Kitchener (KW Hospital area)
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Hours:
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Daily 24 hours * visiting hours vary by department
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Service Description:
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Community support services to promote successful discharges from either in-patient hospital stays or emergency departments * provides people services to regain strength and independence.
Services may include:
- frozen meal delivery
- transportation home from hospital
- transportation for follow up medical appointments
- homemaking services
- home safety assessment
- wellness check ins
- communication with other support services
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Fees:
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Most services covered by OHIP
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Application:
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Referrals accepted from hospital staff
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Adults with function impairment being discharged from hospital * must be medically stable and able to transfer independently
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Provides translation services for several languages, including interpretation support for community members that are deaf or hard of hearing
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