| Service Provider | Personal Choice Independent Living (PCIL) |
| Project | Carpenter Co-op |
| Category | Supportive Housing Units (SHU) |
| Address | 520 Bronson Avenue, Suite 212 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Postal Code | K1R 6Y9 |
| Nearest Main Intersection | Bronson Avenue & Queensway |
| Phone | (613)238-2723 |
| Fax | (613)238-8551 |
| Email | emcnaugh@pcilcpva.on.ca |
| Number of Consumers Served | 10 |
| Population | |
| Unit Type | 6 one-bdrm., 2 two-bdrm. & 2 three-bdrm. townhouses |
| 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 | Insulin injections, ostomy care & emerg. services. |
| Catchment Area | Ottawa-Carleton Region |
| Application Process | Apply directly to VHA Health and Home Support |
| Applications - Contact | VHA Health & 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 self-direct; but training is available. |
| Hiring Attendants | Consumers are not involved in hiring attendants. |
| Training Attendants | Consumers comment on orientation forms provided to new staff. |
| Performance Appraisals of Attendants | Consumers fill out an evaluation form. |
| Choice in gender of attendants | Yes, when double staffing available. |
| Languages | French |
| Consumer Representation on Board of Directors | 17% of Board are consumers & 17% are PWDs. |
| Rent Subsidies Available | Yes |
| Are leases separate from personal support service contracts? | No |
| Comments | This is an all-townhouse co-op project which is affiliated with Cheshire Homes Foundation. The project also has 14 fully accessible & 25 modified Non-Support Units. Other Services: Life Skills. Ottawa-Carleton now has a centralized application process operated by VHA Health & Home Support |
