SOCIAL SERVICES
The organizations listed below offer referrals to social and other services such as counselling, and support to Spanish-speaking older adults seeking help or general information.
ALL-CARE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers a range of support services including nursing visits, home support, respite care, home safety evaluations and light housekeeping and meal preparation.
BAYCREST
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers weekly friendly telephone calls and email messages, as well as access to a social worker for information, referral or brief counselling upon request.
CENTRE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers support in filling out official documents and applications.
PARKDALE GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers respite care, friendly visiting, homemaking assistance and telephone assurance checks.
RECONNECT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Social Services
Offers assistance with banking, shopping and errands, as well as light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation.
TORONTO CENTRAL LHIN
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
Offers a program that provides lunch while updating attendees on services and educating them on what is available in the community.
ADULT DAY PROGRAMS
The following Adult Day Programs provide recreational programs and opportunities for Spanish-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.
CENTRE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Seniors Program includes physical exercises with the ZUMBA group, arts and crafts, English classes and computer courses.
COSTI IMMIGRANT SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Encuentro Latino is a weekly meeting group for Spanish-speaking older adults to discuss health issues, social activities, safety issues and their experiences as newcomers.
CULTURE LINK
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers Internet literacy classes, English classes, computer literacy classes and social events for older adults to mingle and strengthen their community networks.
DAVENPORT-PERTH NEIGHBOURHOOD AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers exercise classes, guest speakers, arts and crafts, dancing, English and computer lessons.
MANANTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES INC.
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers exercise and educational classes for older adults.
OASIS DUFFERIN COMMUNITY CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Oasis Spanish Senior Group offers a brief educational workshop, lunch and social time for Spanish-speaking older adults.
PARKDALE GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Elderly Persons’ Centre offers social and recreational activities, crafts, day trips and health information sessions.
RECONNECT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers Montessori-based activites and programs that reflect an individual’s interests, culture and functional abilities.
Offers a Spanish program on Saturdays.
SENIOR ADULT SERVICES IN THE ANNEX
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers the Latin Quarter Luncheon for Spanish speakers on Tuesdays from noon to 1:30 p.m.
WEST NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers Alzheimer Day Program for individuals who are isolated and vulnerable due to Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
YORK WEST ACTIVE LIVING CENTRE
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Adult Day Programs
Offers Centro Esperanza, a group for Spanish-speaking older adults to improve their English and computer skills.
HEALTH SERVICES
FIND A SPANISH-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 Spanish for language of service, and enter other 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 SPANISH-SPEAKING OPTOMETRIST
Go to collegeoptom.on.ca, click on Find an Optometrist. Enter Spanish 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 seniors, their caregivers and their health care providers.
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.