Support Services to Seniors
FEATURES
Program Features:
Support Services to Seniors promotes healthy living and assists older adults by supporting community-based services and programs. These services are offered by community agencies throughout the Winnipeg Region:
- Tenant Resource Coordinators
- Senior Resource Finders
- Congregate Meal Programs
- Senior/Active Living Centres
- Supports to Seniors in Group Living
- A&O: Support Services for Older Adults
- Alzheimer’s Society of Manitoba
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Conseil des Francophone (Bilingual Senior Resource Finder)
- Meals on Wheels Winnipeg
Links to the above program features are found on the Support Services to Seniors Website linked under Website/Info.
REFERRAL CRITERIA
- older adults (age 55+)
- some programs (e.g. Meals on Wheels) may be accessed by individuals under 55 years of age
REFERRAL PROCESS
Varies based on services offered – contact the service area directly for specific referral processes (see Website)
Kathy Henderson (WRHA Healthy Aging and Seniors Care Specialist): khenderson@wrha.mb.ca