Service Information
Volunteer Care Companion
Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
Category:
Hospice Care (In-Home)
Target Population: Palliative
Registration required
Service Details
Description:
Volunteer Care Companions are specially trained volunteers who offer compassionate emotional, spiritual, and practical support to a client and their family.
A volunteer Care Companion can:
• Provide respite for you as a caregiver – your volunteer will stay with your loved one while you do errands or attend an appointment
• Offer companionship and a supportive, non-judgmental ear
• Prepare light snacks/meals
• Accompany someone for a walk, to appointments, etc.
• Assist with writing journals or letters, helping to create a memory box or scrapbook of one’s life
• Read together, play cards, assist with crafts or hobbies
***Volunteers DO NOT provide medical care or housekeeping
Languages:
English
Cost to Client:
No fee for services
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria:
Anyone with a critical, life limiting illness and their family
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Other Services Offered by Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes provides 62 services in 19 categories
Adult Day Program3 services
Adult Day Program
3 services
42 William Street, Bobcaygeon, ON, Canada
Program Operation: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Fenelon Falls United Church, 123 Colborne, Fenelon Falls, ON, Canada
Program Operation: Monday to Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm
55 Mary St W Kawartha Lakes, ON K9V 5Z6
Program Operation: Monday to Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Care Coordination1 service
Care Coordination
1 service
City of Kawartha Lakes
Fitness Group11 services
Fitness Group
11 services
Community Health Centre 21 Angeline St. N, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K9V 5B7, CAN
Monday 3 - 4 pm
Community Health Centre 21 Angeline St. N, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K9V 5B7, CAN
Wednesdays 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Lindsay Collegiate Vocational Institute 260 Kent St W Kawartha Lakes, ON K9V
Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-7 pm
45 Durham St E, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K9V, CAN
Tuesdays and Fridays at 9 am
49 Mansfield St, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K0M 1A0, CAN
Mondays & Wednesdays: 7-9 pm, Fridays 9 - 11 am
210 Kent St W, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K9V 2Y8, CAN
Wednesday 11:30 am *except the first Wednesday of the month
Friendly Visiting1 service
Friendly Visiting
1 service
City of Kawartha Lakes
Geriatric Medicine Clinic1 service
Geriatric Medicine Clinic
1 service
21 Angeline St N, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Referral Required
Group Dining6 services
Group Dining
6 services
3 George St Kawartha Lakes, ON L0A 1A0
1st Thursday of each month: Noon - 1:30pm
44 William St, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K0M 1A0, CAN
2nd Thursday of each month; Noon - 1:30pm
16 Somerville Centre Rd Kawartha Lakes, ON K0M
3rd Thursday of each month: Noon - 1:30pm
9 Grandy Road, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K0M 1K0, CAN
4th Thursday of each month; Noon - 1:30pm
70 Murray Street, Fenelon Falls, ON, Canada
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month: Noon - 1:30 pm
65 Melbourne St W Kawartha Lakes, ON K9V 0G4
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month: Noon - 1:30pm
Health Education Classes1 service
Health Education Classes
1 service
City of Kawartha Lakes
Hospice Care (In-Home)3 services
Hospice Care (In-Home)
3 services
City of Kawartha Lakes
Registration required
Housekeeping1 service
Housekeeping
1 service
City of Kawartha Lakes
Meals on Wheels3 services
Meals on Wheels
3 services
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Kawartha Lakes
Delivery dates vary by location. Please contact CCCKL for more information.
City of Kawartha Lakes
Meals delivered by volunteers between 12:00pm and 2:00pm
Other Services2 services
Other Services
2 services
21 Angeline St N, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Pick up on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
13 Rumohr Dr, Kawartha Lakes, ON, L0K
Pick up on the 3rd Tuesday of the month
Personal Emergency Response1 service
Personal Emergency Response
1 service
City of Kawartha Lakes
Personal Support Services4 services
Personal Support Services
4 services
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Kawartha Lakes
Rides & Transportation2 services
Rides & Transportation
2 services
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Kawartha Lakes
Seniors Gentle Exercise Class7 services
Seniors Gentle Exercise Class
7 services
Burnt River Somerville Centre, 16 Somerville Centre Road, Burnt River, ON, Canada
Mondays & Fridays: 9:00am
Supplies Delivery1 service
Supplies Delivery
1 service
City of Kawartha Lakes
Support Group8 services
Support Group
8 services
3-2 Kent St W, Kawartha Lakes, ON, K9V 2Y1, CAN
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
Support Group (Virtual)5 services
Support Group (Virtual)
5 services
City of Kawartha Lakes
Wellness Clinic1 service
Wellness Clinic
1 service
21 Angeline St N, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
We are currently not accepting referrals for our Primary Health Care Clinic at t