| Service Provider | Visiting Homemakers Association of Ottawa-Carleton |
| Project | Attendant Care Outreach Program |
| Category | Attendant Outreach Services |
| Address | 880 Wellington Street, Suite 700 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Postal Code | K1R 6K7 |
| Nearest Main Intersection | Preston & Wellington Street |
| Phone | (613)238-8420 |
| Fax | (613)238-1306 |
| Email | jvennos@intranet.ca |
| Number of Consumers Served | 89 |
| Population | |
| Unit Type | N/A |
| Services to persons with ABI | No |
| Respite Services | No |
| Bowel & Bladder Procedures | Yes |
| Suctioning & Ventilators | No |
| G Tube Feeding | No |
| Augmented Communications Devices | Yes |
| Other Services | Program serves two persons with ABI. |
| Catchment Area | Ottawa-Carleton Region |
| Application Process | Apply directly to service provider. |
| Applications - Contact | Program Director |
| Applications - Address | 880 Wellington St., Suite. 700, Ottawa, ON K1R 6K7 |
| Available Spaces Per Year | 8-10, with waiting list of over 200. |
| Self-Direction of Services Required | New applicants to this program will be expected to direct own services. |
| Hiring Attendants | Consumers interview prospective attendants already on agency list to choose own attendants. |
| Training Attendants | Consumers train attendants on own routines. |
| Performance Appraisals of Attendants | Consumers evaluate program annually. |
| Choice in gender of attendants | Choice is available. |
| Languages | French; try to meet service needs in any language. |
| Consumer Representation on Board of Directors | Program Advisory Committee: 42% are consumers & 33% are PWDs. |
| Rent Subsidies Available | N/A |
| Are leases separate from personal support service contracts? | No |
| Comments | Ottawa-Carleton now has a centralized application process operated by VHA Health & Home Support |
