| Service Provider | Ontario March of Dimes (OMOD) |
| Project | Barrhaven Supportive Housing |
| Category | Supportive Housing Units (SHU) |
| Address | 3001 Jockvale Road, Suite 3 |
| City | Nepean |
| Postal Code | K2J 4E4 |
| Nearest Main Intersection | Greenbank Road & Strandherd Drive |
| Phone | (613)823-6609 |
| Fax | (613)825-7655 |
| Email | |
| Number of Consumers Served | 10 |
| Population | 4 M. & 6 W. |
| Unit Type | 6 one-bdrm., 2 two-bdrm. & 2 three-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 | Catheters |
| Catchment Area | Ottawa-Carleton Region |
| Application Process | Apply through VHA Health and Home Support |
| Applications - Contact | VHA Health and Home Support |
| Applications - Address | 880 Wellington Street, Suite 700 Ottawa, ON K1R 6K7 613-238-8420 |
| Available Spaces Per Year | Less than 1 |
| Self-Direction of Services Required | Consumers are expected to direct own services. |
| Hiring Attendants | Consumers are not involved. |
| Training Attendants | Consumers assist & new attendant “buddied up” with experienced attendant. |
| Performance Appraisals of Attendants | Consumers fill out an evaluation form. |
| Choice in gender of attendants | Try to accommodate requests |
| Languages | French & Spanish on a limited basis |
| Consumer Representation on Board of Directors | 25% of Board are PWDs. |
| Rent Subsidies Available | Yes |
| Are leases separate from personal support service contracts? | Yes |
| Comments | Ottawa-Carleton Region now has a centralized waitlist operated by VHA Health & Home Support |
