Service Provider | Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region |
Project | Shamrock Project |
Category | Supportive Housing Units (SHU) |
Address | 446 Kingscourt Drive |
City | Waterloo |
Postal Code | N2J 3I9 |
Nearest Main Intersection | |
Phone | (519)746-1312 |
Fax | (519)746-7921 |
Email | info@ilcwr.org |
Number of Consumers Served | 12 |
Population | 7 M. & 5 W. |
Unit Type | 3 one-bdrm. & 9 two-bdrm. apartments |
Services to persons with ABI | No |
Respite Services | No |
Bowel & Bladder Procedures | Yes |
Suctioning & Ventilators | Yes |
G Tube Feeding | Yes |
Augmented Communications Devices | Yes |
Other Services | |
Catchment Area | Waterloo Region |
Application Process | Apply directly to service provider. |
Applications - Contact | IL Assistance Program Supervisor |
Applications - Address | 3400 King St. East, Kitchener, ON N2A 4B2,
Fax: 519-893-2213 |
Available Spaces Per Year | Less than 1 |
Self-Direction of Services Required | Consumers are required to direct own services. |
Hiring Attendants | Consumers take part in interview process. |
Training Attendants | Consumer train on own routines. |
Performance Appraisals of Attendants | Consumers provide verbal/written comments to supervisor on an annual basis. |
Choice in gender of attendants | Yes |
Languages | |
Consumer Representation on Board of Directors | 29% of Board are consumers & 51% are PWDs. Consumers & PWDs are also represented on the Board Executive. |
Rent Subsidies Available | Yes |
Are leases separate from personal support service contracts? | Yes |
Comments | Application Process: Applicants must also attend an orientation night at Shamrock Co-op. |