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Program:
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Jasper Place - Supported Living Services
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Address:
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1200 Jasper Dr
Thunder Bay, ON
P7B 6N7
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Location:
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Located on Jasper Dr near Balmoral St
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Hours:
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Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Support Services Mon-Sun 24 hours
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Service Description:
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Governed by an elected council of 13 members: the Mayor, 5 Councillors-at-Large and 7 Ward Councillors, municipal elections are held every 4 years
Operates a 100-unit seniors' supportive housing building- Owned by the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB) who manages building rentals
- Offers 24-hour on-site non-medical support services to residents, supported by the City of Thunder Bay
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Application:
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- An application form and a physicians form must be completed
- Application forms for housing are available at the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board at 114 May St S, phone 807-766-2111
- Application for the Support Services Program is completed through the City of Thunder Bay
- For more information about the Support Services Program, individuals may contact the Support Office at Jasper Place at 807-684-2996
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Adults 60 years and older
- Must be able to live independently within an apartment and require intermittent partial support to perform activities of daily living
- Physician's form is required in order to access support services
Support Services Program cannot provide adequate support for seniors with:
- history of severe alcohol and drug abuse causing a risk to self and others
- active psychological or emotional problems resulting in behaviour which causes a risk to self or others
- total assistance due to bladder or bowel incontinence
- physical lifting or transferring in order to perform activities of daily living
- health or medical problems requiring close professional supervision
- cognitive impairment resulting in inability to direct others to meet support needs or inability to meet their personal safety/security needs (due to minimal staffing and lack of appropriate locked exits and door alarms throughout building)
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