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Program: Assisted Living Services
Organizations: March of Dimes Canada - North East Region
Sault Ste Marie
Phone Numbers: 705-575-7335
Teletype: 705-674-3750
Fax: 705-254-6748
Email: neindependence@marchofdimes.ca
Website: www.marchofdimes.ca
Address: c/o Brookes Tier
Cara Community Corp
31 Old Garden River Rd, Unit 122
Sault Ste Marie, ON
P6B 5Y7
Intersection: Old Garden River Rd and Great Northern Rd
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Daily 24 hours
Administration: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Executives: Silvana Pezzutto - Program Manager
705-254-1099 ext 3 * spezzutto@marchofdimes.ca
Contacts: Rodney Buzdygan - Community Support Supervisor
705-541-8877 * rbuzdygan@marchofdimes.ca
Dianna Benoit - Community Support Supervisor
705-574-0337 * dbenoit@marchofdimes.ca
Service Description: In-home support services to focus on activities of daily living to maximize independence and support people to remain in their home environment:
  • toileting
  • washing and bathing
  • preventative skin care
  • transferring, positioning and turning
  • dressing and undressing
  • assistance with eating
  • reminders re: pre-measured medications
  • exercising
  • meal preparation
  • bed making and laundry
  • light housekeeping

Outreach Attendant Services - Workers meet with people with acquired brain injuries in their home or community to provide community-based rehabilitation to promote independence in various areas of day to day functioning (physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, activities of daily living)
Fees: Free * rent geared to income
Application: Contact Ontario Health atHome * Complete the online referral form
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Adults who need long-term care * care coordinators assess the needs of applicants
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Sault Ste Marie and area

This information was last completely updated on: 6-16-2025


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