{"id":11284,"date":"2020-04-13T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T23:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/community-news\/covid-19%ef%bc%9a%e3%82%b7%e3%83%8b%e3%82%a2%e5%90%91%e3%81%91%e3%82%b5%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88\/"},"modified":"2021-04-05T00:16:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:16:46","slug":"covid-19_senior_support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/news\/covid-19_senior_support\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Support for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"jump1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1.\u00a0 Grocery shops with Special Hours for seniors<\/strong> 65+ and other vulnerable populations (generated by The 519 on Apr 5, 2020)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Eataly: 8-9 am<\/li>\n<li>Food Basics: First hour of opening (7-8 am, may vary by some locations)<\/li>\n<li>FreshCo: First hour of opening (hours vary by location)<\/li>\n<li>Loblaws: First hour of opening (hours vary by location)<\/li>\n<li>Longo\u2019s: Community well-being hour (8-9 am)<\/li>\n<li>No Frills Franshises: Check with individual stores to confirm hours\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony&#8217;s in Parkdale: 8-9 am on Tue &amp; Thu<\/li>\n<li>Joe&#8217;s on Dufferin: 7-8 am on Tue &amp; Thu<\/li>\n<li>Sam &amp; Nancy\u2019s in North York: 7-8 am on Tue &amp; Thu<\/li>\n<li>Joseph&#8217;s on Kingston Rd: 7-8 am on Tue &amp; Thu<\/li>\n<li>Ashley&#8217;s in Mississauga: 7-8 am on Thu &amp; Fri<\/li>\n<li>Mike&#8217;s in Woodbridge: 8-9 am on Thu &amp; Fri<\/li>\n<li>Vince&#8217;s in Vaughan: 7-8 am on Tue &amp; Fri<\/li>\n<li>John&#8217;s in Nobleton: 7-8 am on Thu &amp; Fri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pusateri&#8217;s: 7-8 am<\/li>\n<li>Rexall Drugstore \u2013 For those over 55** First hour of opening + 20% off Advantage 55 Discount until 10 am daily<\/li>\n<li>Shoppers Drug Mart: First hour of opening (hours vary by location)<\/li>\n<li>Sobeys: First hour of opening (hours vary by location) + 20% off Seniors Discount during these times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"jump2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2.\u00a0 Food Hamper Delivery<\/strong> (City of Toronto)<\/h3>\n<p>If you are over 70 and meet below conditions, contact Red Cross (1-833-204-9952) to receive food hamper to your home.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-isolating due to COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Have no alternative access to food (via family, friends, availability from another food delivery services)<\/li>\n<li>Currently not receiving such assistance from another community food program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"jump3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3.\u00a0 Grocery Delivery Service<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>3-a.\u00a0\u00a0Friendly Neighbour Hotline (UHN)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/uhnopenlab.ca\/project\/hotline\/\">Friendly Neighbour Hotline<\/a> (UHN)<br \/>\nSeniors who live in low-income housing can call the hotline for delivery of up to 8 items of grocery or other essential household items: 1-855-581-9580<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3-b.\u00a0 North York Toronto Health Partners: 416-447-5200<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Grocery delivery; meals on wheels, prescription pickup, medication assistance &amp; reminders, rides to medical appointments, personal care visits, wellness checks, etc.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4.\u00a0 Helplines<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>!! Call 911 if you are facing an emergency !!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4-a.\u00a0 Toronto Seniors Helpline<\/strong><br \/>\nPoint of access for seniors and caregivers to receive information and access to community, home, and crisis services. It also serves as a referral line to on-call mobile crisis support for seniors with dementia, addiction, or mental illness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mon-Fri: 9 am &#8211; 8 pm, Sat\/Sun\/Holiday: 9 am &#8211; 6 pm<\/li>\n<li>Phone 416-217-2077 | TTY 1-844-946-1700<\/li>\n<li>Web chat from <a href=\"https:\/\/torontoseniorshelpline.ca\/web-chat\/#phonenumhrs\">here<\/a> (same operation hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4-b.\u00a0 Seniors Safety Line (Elder Abuse Ontario): 1-866-299-1011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"jump5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>5.\u00a0 Online\/Remote Programs<\/h3>\n<p><strong>5-a.\u00a0 Dementia \/ Alzheimer Care: Virtual Group &amp; Webinars (Alzheimer Society Toronto)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alz.to\/\">Alzheimer Society Toronto<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/on.alz.to\/site\/SPageServer\/?pagename=AST_Connections_that_Matter\">Online Program Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alz.to\/courses-learning-programs\/\">Courses and Programs<\/a> (including online)<\/li>\n<li>Contact: 416-322-6560 (Mon-Fri, 9-5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5-b.\u00a0 Senior Social \/ Recreational Programs (Sprint Senior Care)<\/strong><br \/>\nContact \/ Register at April Powell at 416-481-0669 ext.1287 \/ april.powell@sprintseniorcare.org<br \/>\n\u25ce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sprintseniorcare.org\/sites\/default\/files\/creating_connections_poster_final.pdf\">Creating Connections<\/a>: Tue 3-4 pm &amp; Fri 10:30-11:30<br \/>\nFree phone-based program for seniors to connect with their peers, socialize, and increase their knowledge on different health-related topics. Registration is required.<br \/>\n\u25ce Zoom Gentle Exercise Classes: Mon 10-11 am, Wed 3-4 pm, Thu 2-3 pm, Fri 3-4 pm<br \/>\nFree exercise classes through Zoom (video call program) with option to sit\/stand for the program. No exercise equipment needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">**Go back to the COVID-19:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/covid-19other-resources\/\">Index for Other Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/covid-19\/\">Basic Information (Government Issued)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/covid-19_fraud\/\">Be Aware of Fraud!!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0 Grocery shops with Special Hours for seniors 65+ and other vulnerable populations (generated by The 519 on Apr 5, 2020) Eataly: 8-9 am Food Basics: First hour of opening (7-8 am, may vary by some locations) FreshCo: First hour of opening (hours vary by location) Loblaws: First hour of opening (hours vary by location) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":10631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[308,312,303],"class_list":["post-11284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-covid-19-en","tag-health-en","tag-living-safety-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11284"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13724,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11284\/revisions\/13724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}