There is no fee for this service. Funding is provided through the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care. This service is free of charge and provided only to clients living in Castle Arms I, II, III, IV Corpus Christi and Keiller MacKay Apartments.

Personal Care: bathing, transferring, grooming, assisting with medication in blister pack or dosette only

Meal Assistance: heating and serving a prepared meal [i.e. Meals on Wheels]

Grocery Shopping: within walking distance for the Personal Support Worker

Light Housekeeping: vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms and exterior services in kitchens, mopping floors. No heavy housework is performed.

Laundry Services: Client to pay for the use of coin-operated machines. PSWs will launder and fold clothes/linens.

The high risk senior may require the full range of personal support and essential homemaking services on a daily basis. 

There is no fee for this service. Funding is provided through the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care.

The North East Local Health Integration Network - Home & Community Care (NELHIN) determines eligibility.

This service provides relief to caregivers of seniors with: Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Confusion, Forgetfulness, Acute or Chronic Illness, Frailness and Disabilities.

The Personal Support Worker cares for the client in their own home to allow the caregiver to have a break.

There is no fee for this service. Funding is provided through the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care.

Meals are prepared at the Mattawa General Hospital in collaboration with the Community Support Services. Volunteers deliver the meals to clients living in Mattawa while providing a regular social contact.

Contact 705-744-5511 ext.2258 to arrange meal service [fee applies].

Light Housekeeping: vacuuming, mopping floors, cleaning exterior surfaces of kitchen appliances, cupboards, backsplashes, cleaning bathrooms and dusting. 

Laundry Services: general laundry duties as required 

Meal Preparation: advanced meal preparation can be arranged, but VON Meals on Wheels is highly recommended for variety, nutrition and special diet requirements. 

The cost of the service is $7.00 per hour 

A monthly luncheon is provided at each Castle Arms I, II, III. 

A Friday night dinner is provided in the Garden Room at Cassellholme. 

A reasonable fee is charged for the meals. 

Cassellholme CSS [Community Support Services] sends a referral and makes arrangements to have an outside bonded company provide the following services [if available] at a fee set by the company.

Currently offering: snow removal

Coming soon...

Heavy and/or Seasonal House Cleaning: indoor walls, cupboards [inside & out], windows [inside & out], ovens, stoves, refrigerators  [inside & out], ceiling fans, drapery, upholstery, wood-burning stoves and chimneys.

Yard Maintenance: lawn mowing, weeding gardens