SOCIAL SERVICES
The organizations listed below offer referrals to social and other services such as counselling, and support to Portuguese-speaking older adults seeking help or general information.
ABRIGO CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers counselling services for Portuguese-speaking individuals and families.
FIRST PORTUGUESE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers assistance completing official forms, such as Portuguese and Canadian passport applications, applying for Canadian citizenship, and completing income tax forms.
RECONNECT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers home help, respite care, case management, supportive housing and transportation services for older adults.
TORONTO CENTRAL LOCAL HEALTH INTEGRATION NETWORK
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Connects clients with a broad range of supports including home, community and long-term care services.
WEST NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Provides essential services to assist with activities of daily living, including meals on wheels.
ADULT DAY PROGRAMS
The following Adult Day Programs provide recreational programs and opportunities for Portuguese-speaking older adults to socialize and stay active through physical activity. Many day programs have a variety of staff that include activity coordinators, social workers and nurses.
ABRIGO CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Portuguese-speaking Seniors’ Recreation and Education Program offers field trips, information sessions and exercise classes.
DAVENPORT-PERTH NEIGHBOURHOOD AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers programs with service in Portuguese, including exercise classes, guest speakers, arts and crafts and dancing.
FIRST PORTUGUESE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Social and recreational programs for older adults in the Portuguese community.
RECONNECT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Hosts The Portuguese Club which offers social dining, exercise classes, and educational workshops.
ST. STEPHEN’S COMMUNITY HOUSE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers culturally sensitive programs for frail Portuguese older adults with mild dementia, as well as relief for caregivers.
WEST NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Multilingual programming with service in Portuguese including arts and crafts, games, and assistance with personal care.
WEST TORONTO SUPPORT SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Provides activities, such as day trips, for adults who are cognitively impaired, frail and/or physically disabled.
YORK FAIRBANK CENTRE FOR SENIORS
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Portuguese-speaking women’s group and other activities.
HOUSING SERVICES
The organizations below offer housing and support services including recreational activities, social programs, and health care services for Portuguese-speaking older adults.
CASTLEVIEW WYCHWOOD TOWERS
SERVICES OFFERED:
Housing Services
- Offers nursing, rehabilitation, and social work services to a resident population which includes Portuguese speakers.
MAYNARD NURSING HOME
SERVICES OFFERED:
Housing Services
- Offers culturally appropriate programs and services for residents who speak Portuguese and are of Portuguese descent.
ST. HILDA’S SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
Housing Services
- Bachelor and one-bedroom suites with option for 24-hour nursing care, medication assistance and 24-hour access to wellness centre.
Respite care is also available for older adults and caregivers.
TERRA NOVA SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING
SERVICES OFFERED:
Housing Services
- Offers bachelor and one-bedroom apartments, as well as social and recreational programs for older adults in a Portuguese-speaking environment.
HEALTH SERVICES
DAVENPORT-PERTH NEIGHBOURHOOD AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
Health Services
- Offers health education to increase the ability of community members to positively affect their own health outcomes.
UHN PORTUGUESE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
Health Services
- Provides mental health and addiction services to patients who speak Portuguese, but not English.
FIND A PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING DOCTOR
Go to cpso.on.ca, and select “Find a Doctor” under the Public Information and Services Tab at the top. You will see a form, select Portuguese for the language of service and select all terms you would like to search for, such as location. Click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
FIND A DENTIST
Go to rcdso.org, click on Find a Dentist, then click Search a Dentist. Enter as many search terms as you wish (such as city and specialty) and press Search.
FIND A PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING OPTOMETRIST
Go to collegeoptom.on.ca, click on Find an Optometrist. Enter Portuguese for language of service and your location and press Search.
FIND A PHARMACY
Go to ocpinfo.ca, click on Public, then click Find a Pharmacy. Enter your location and press Search.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
TORONTO SENIORS HELPLINE
The Toronto Seniors Helpline is a single phone line that streamlines access to community, homecare and crisis services for older adults, their caregivers and their health care providers, and operated through Woodgreen Community Services.
Modified: 2019-03-12
We would like to thank the following for their support of our Education Resources to Support Healthy Ageing Initiative
- Mon Sheong Foundation and the Ben and Hilda Katz Foundation have generously provided funding to support printing and translation of our Education Resources to Support Healthy Ageing.
- The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility supported this initiative with funding through its Seniors Community Grant Program.