Access Independent Living Services provides the following services, to the extent that funding and service priorities allow. These services may be requested by booking in advance, making on-call requests, or by cell phone(for urgent or emergency situations).
Personal Care
- Dressing
- Transfers
- Securing seatbelts
- Repositioning and turns in bed
- Shaving
- General grooming
- Communication assistance
- Nail clipping
- Skin care
- Bowel and Bladder care
- Bathing
- Assistive Devices
- Dispensing medication
- Ventilator Assistance
Non-Personal Assistance
- Meal preparation
- Assistance eating
- Dishes
- Escort services
- General tidying
- Putting items in cupboards
- Packing/unpacking
Housekeeping
Weekly:
- Vacuuming
- Dusting
- Sweeping
- Mopping
- Waxing
- Dishes
- Spot-cleaning walls
- Cleaning cupboard fronts
- Cleaning microwave/range
- Cleaning refrigerator
- Wiping TV and appliances
- Wiping vinyl/chrome surfaces
- Wiping/dusting furniture
- Wiping/dusting picture fronts and frames
- Thorough cleaning of bathroom: toilet, sink, mirror, grab bars, floors
- Tidying
- Laundry
- Folding/putting away clothes
- Watering plants
- Changing bed
Major Cleaning:
- Thorough cleaning of appliances,toaster, can opener etc.
- Wash down and tidy all closets
- Wash walls
- Clean under and behind furniture
- Wash windows (inside
- Wash window (outside) from balcony
- Wash drapes/wipe vertical blinds
- Fumigation preparation
- Scrub baseboards
Routine Maintenance of Equipment
Wheelchairs:
- Battery care
- Adding air to tires, cushions
- Cleaning wheelchair
- Adjusting brakes
Other Equipment:
- Simple maintenance
Vans / Automobiles:
- Simple maintenance
Applying for Services and Programs
Principles of Service
- We respect and encourage autonomy by offering a full range of services to support independent living by our consumers
- We recognize and value the uniqueness of individuals by ensuring our services are self-directed according to individual needs
- We provide flexible services that support individuals to live up to their full potential
- We reduce physical barriers for our consumers
- We promote acceptance and tolerance among people
- We provide a safe environment for our consumers and staff
- We behave with the utmost honesty and integrity and ensure our hiring practices support these values
- We are accountable for meeting the needs of our consumers in a financially prudent manner, which does not compromise service quality
- We work collaboratively with other service providers and within our community