| Service Provider | The Participation House Project (Durham Region) |
| Project | Residential Apartments and Life Skills |
| Category | Shared Living |
| Address | 670 King Street East |
| City | Oshawa |
| Postal Code | L1H 1G5 |
| Nearest Main Intersection | Wilson & Wentworth |
| Phone | (905)579-5267 |
| Fax | (905)579-5281 |
| Email | |
| Number of Consumers Served | 18 |
| Population | |
| Unit Type | 18 private bdrms. with shared living |
| Services to persons with ABI | No |
| Respite Services | No |
| Bowel & Bladder Procedures | No |
| Suctioning & Ventilators | No |
| G Tube Feeding | No |
| Augmented Communications Devices | No |
| Other Services | Life Skills |
| Catchment Area | Durham Region |
| Application Process | Apply directly to service provider. |
| Applications - Contact | Administrator |
| Applications - Address | Participation House, 670 King Street East, Oshawa, ON L1H 1G5 |
| Available Spaces Per Year | 2 |
| Self-Direction of Services Required | Consumers direct according to own ability. |
| Hiring Attendants | Consumers are not involved in hiring attendants. |
| Training Attendants | Consumers train attendants according to own ability. |
| Performance Appraisals of Attendants | Consumers are not involved in appraisal process. |
| Choice in gender of attendants | No |
| Languages | |
| Consumer Representation on Board of Directors | 15% of Board are PWDs. |
| Rent Subsidies Available | Partial subsidies |
| Are leases separate from personal support service contracts? | No |
| Comments | Shared Living locations are 165 Bloor St. W. & 1371 Simcoe St. N. Rent subsidies are currently under review. This project is targeted to consumers with MULTIPLE SERVICE NEEDS. PLEASE NOTE: In this project, consumers’ finances are managed by the service provider. |
