Professional Services

The Toronto Community Care Access Centre can connect you with the following professional services

Please read the following descriptions of the professional services we offer. If you are interested and would like to receive any of the services, call us at (416) 506-9888.

Nursing
The Nurse provides nursing services, on a visiting or hourly shift basis. The Nurse will carry out the prescribed treatment, and teach you and your family any care required between visits.

Physiotherapy
The Physiotherapist provides authorized physiotherapy services, on a visit basis. The P.T. will teach specialized exercise programs, assist with movement dysfunction's, work with respiratory, neurology, energy conservation, pain control, splinting and counselling. They will assess for function, activities of daily living, transfers, instruction to caregiver, equipment needs, measurement for wheelchair, walker, other mobility aids.

Occupational Therapy
The Occupational Therapist provides authorized Occupational Therapy Services on a visit basis. The O.T. will assess upper body, activities of daily living, transfers, need for equipment, renovations, safety in use of adaptive equipment and devices. They will provide counselling and consult with family or surrogate in client management.

Speech Therapy
The Speech Pathologist provides authorized speech therapy on a visit basis. The goal of the Speech Pathologist is to facilitate improvement for speech language function. They will identify, evaluate, treat and refer individuals with communication or swallowing disorders.

Social Workers
The Social Worker assesses social functioning of clients and families.  They will provide counselling to clients and families, and enhance psychosocial adjustment, emotional support and motivation.

Nutrition Counselling
The Nutritionist provides direct therapeutic nutritional counselling.  They will assess the client's nutritional status and implement a nutritional plan of care.

Personal Support (Homemaking)
The Homemaker provides personal care homemaking and related services to Access Centre clients and their families. The Homemaking Services are designed to assist frail, disabled, or medically fragile people and their caregivers to manage their activities of daily living in order to minimize the need for admission to an institution.

Respite Care
In home respite offers caregiver relief provided to maintain eligible adults over 18 years of age in their homes.