Individual or Family Services - Ontario

Personal Care

From assistance with washing and dressing, through to medication reminders, toileting, shaving, and much more our certified personal support workers are ready to work with you and your family to give you the very best in personal day-to-day care.
 

Lifestyle Support

We can arrange to help you and your family with companionship care, respite, meal preparation, medical appointment accompaniment and housekeeping. All of these services are designed to give you the additional support you need to maintain your independent lifestyle.
 

Nursing

We can make arrangements to provide you with exceptional nursing services delivered by our Registered Practical Nurses or Registered Nurses. Our nurses are experienced and dedicated professionals who can provide wound and ostomy consults and care, advanced foot care, respiratory care, IV therapies, diabetes management, continence management, palliative care, and much more. A key focus of our nurses is teaching you and your family how to manage your health needs so you are able to safely and confidently manage your own care to the greatest extent possible.

College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
 

Therapy Services

CBI Home Health is an established leader in community based rehabilitation therapy services. Our Licensed therapists are trained to evaluate and treat clients for conditions resulting from illness, injury or surgery. Through a multidisciplinary approach, CBI Home Health therapists offer individualized solutions specific to each client's unique healthcare needs. Our therapy services are designed to improve both the patients' and their families' capacity to be successful in every aspect of their lives.

At CBI Home Health, we offer the following therapies:


Occupational Therapy

At CBI Home Health our Occupational Therapists (OTs) are registered professionals who work with individuals of all ages in their homes and in the community to help them to be as independent as possible in activities of daily living as well as in vocational and leisure pursuits.
 

Our Occupational Therapists can:

  • Assess an individual's functional performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

  • Identify barriers to performance of ADLs with the goal of restoring function

  • Assess in home adaptation/modification

  • Asses and prescribe specialized mobility aids including manual and power wheelchairs, seating and positioning devices, walkers and scooters

  • Assess workplace ergonomics


Our Occupational Therapists also provide support to preschoolers in the home setting, as well as children in the school, to enable them to function as well as possible in the school environment.
 

Our Paediatric Occupational Therapists can:

  • Assess fine motor, sensory motor, visual perceptual, prevocational skills and mobility

  • Recommend adaptations to the classroom for special needs and equipment

  • Improve productivity with activities such as scissors skills, written communication and prevocational skills


Some great sites for additional information:

College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO)

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)

Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT)


Physiotherapy


Our registered Physical Therapists assess and provide treatment to help clients of all ages increase mobility, strength, balance, and coordination. Our Therapists also work with family and community resources to maximize our client's rehabilitation process.

Our Physiotherapists can:

  • Provide rehabilitation for clients recovering from an illness or accident

  • Assess and determine appropriate and common goals for clients

  • Implement treatment for a variety of conditions (e.g. orthopedic, neurological, respiratory, palliative, post surgical, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, frail individuals/falls prevention)

  • Address issues regarding safety and appropriate equipment required in order for clients to be safe in their own residence

  • Assess the risk of falling and prescribe appropriate walking aids

  • Assist clients to obtain funding for mobility aids, including walkers under the Assistive Devices Program (ADP)

  • Educate the community and health care professionals in optimizing health, fitness and injury prevention

  • Provide support to preschoolers in the home setting, as well as to children in school, to enable them to function as well as possible in the school environment

 

Some great sites for further information:

College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (CPO)

Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)

Ontario Physiotherapy Association (OPA)

 

Registered Dietitians

Good nutrition is important for your health. CBI Home Health's Registered Dietitians provide nutrition counselling for individuals of any age with specific medical needs as well as to those who wish to maintain optimal health. Our approach integrates nutrition counselling with your overall health maintenance program.

Our professional Dietitians will evaluate your nutritional needs and:

  • Offer nutritional advice regarding special diet needs (e.g. high cholesterol, high calorie, high protein, heart health)

  • Explain how food and diet relate to your condition or to your overall health

  • Work with you to identify your personal nutrition goals and create a plan to reach them

  • Provide you with comprehensive educational materials for easy reference

  • If required, recommend food choices for individuals with swallowing difficulties

  • If required, Provide therapeutic diet counseling to clients and caregivers

  • If required, provide feeding assessments

 

Some great sites for further information:

College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO)

Dietitians of Canada (DC)

 

Social Workers

At CBI Home Health our Social Workers are professionals trained to help people find solutions to issues that can result from illness and disability. We accomplish this through a unique combination of counseling and direct connection with our network of community resources.

At CBI Home Health our Social Workers can:

  • Provide counseling in family relationships, financial issues and for emotional stresses

  • Assist and support clients who are experiencing loneliness, isolation or depression

  • Facilitate access to community, legal and government resources

  • Help in the emotional adjustment of client and family due to impact of illness or disability

 

Some great sites for further information:

Ontario College Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)

 

Speech Language Pathologists

At CBI Home Health our registered Speech Language Pathologists assist clients in the home and community with communication and swallowing disorders. We pride ourselves in the quality time we spend with our clients evaluating and treating the specific area of speech and language needing restoration and/or compensation. Our experienced Speech-Language Pathologists work with individuals of all ages to enable then to communicate as effectively as possible.

Our Speech Language Pathologists can:

  • Evaluate and treat speech difficulties such as pronouncing sounds or words, voice production or stuttering

  • Provide services for those who are having difficulty swallowing

  • Assist in obtaining specialized speech devices under the Assistive Devices Program (SDP)

  • Provide support to preschoolers in the home as well as children in the school, to enable them to function as well as possible in the school environment. 

 

Some great sites for further information:

College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)

Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA)

Ontario Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OASLPA)