Participation Lodge operates three attendant care programs; an Apartment Project in Owen Sound, another in Hanover and an Outreach Program. These programs provide assistance in the activities of daily living for adults with physical disabilities.

Apartment Programs 

Non-medical attendant care is provided on a 24 hour basis to tenants in their own apartments.  Services outside of the apartment building are not provided.

Outreach 

Outreach provides non-medical attendant care from 6 a.m. to midnight on a pre-scheduled basis only, to clients in their own homes in the community.  Maximum number of hours per week is 21.  Hours of service to be determined based on the clients needs.

Eligibility Criteria for Clients of the Apartment Program

Attendant Services provides Homemaking and Personal Support Services to people over 16 years of age, with permanent physical disabilities who require assistance with the activities of daily living and to carry out tasks they cannot physically do for themselves.

Individuals receiving supports direct their own care.  Directing their own care is the ability to identify needs, understand the steps/procedures necessary for accomplishing the task and communicating effectively to the Attendant.  A cognitive or emotional limitation must not interfere with the individual’s ability to function within the Attendant Care Program.

Individuals must be able to be left alone safely in their own living area when attendant care is not being provided.

Individuals receiving support shall be responsible for their own budgeting and money management.

Individuals receiving support shall be able to independently manage their own medication and medical needs. All individuals coming into the program must be medically stable.

All individuals must have their source of income clarified prior to admission to the apartment program.  Participation Lodge is not the Landlord. Apartment rents are geared to income and the lease for tenancy cannot be finalized without confirmation of income.

Admission Policy

All potential clients must fill out an application and submit it for review.  The same process is followed as applications to the Holland Centre site.  Applicants are placed on a waiting list.  Admission to the program is not based on chronological order, but rather on the individual’s needs and Participation Lodge’s ability to meet those needs.