Carefirst Coping During COVID-19 Report #1 (April 15, 2020) (click to open)

Carefirst Coping During COVID-19 Report #2 (May 7, 2020) (click to open)

Carefirst Coping During COVID-19 Report #3 (May 29, 2020) (click to open)

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Service Details:

Pickup and delivery of purchased grocery within service boundary and specified stores.

Help purchase, pickup and delivery of grocery in specified stores

Medication pickup and delivery is available if mutually consented between the service users and the pharmacy stores.

Service Boundary: See attachment for details.

Cost: Co-payment

Grocery delivery $5 within 10 km ($2.5 for every additional 5 km)

Medication delivery $5 within 10 km ($2.5 for every additional 5 km)

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Provide virtual emotional support/supportive counselling via phone call. Issues including Pandemic coping, grieving, abuse, caregiving stress, isolation, and etc.

Service Boundary: Do not apply

Cost: No cost

Service Details:

In-home personal support services including light meal preparation, light cleaning, daily living activities, personal hygiene, medication reminder

Service Boundary: Within the transportation service boundary. See attachment for details.

Cost: Co-payment: $28.5/hour for a minimum of 2 hours per visit

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Provide telephone call for safety check and social interaction in a regular schedule.

Service Boundary: Do not apply

Cost: No cost

Service Details:

Regular Chinese hot meal, frozen Chinese and Western meal available. Hot meal delivery from Monday to Friday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Frozen meal delivery on every Wednesday. Special and minced diet is available when needed.

Service Boundary: See attachment for details

Cost: Co-payment

Hot meal $6/meal within hot meal delivery boundary.

Frozen food $6/meal with a minimum of 3 meals/order within hot meal delivery boundary. Beyond hot meal boundary, delivery charge $2 applies within transportation boundary.

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Service Details:

Transportation ride to attend essential medical appointments; Visit pharmacy for medication pickup; Visit stores for grocery and/or essential supply purchase within service boundary

Service Boundary: Within South of Bloomington Road, East of Bathurst Street, West of Tenth Line/ Markham, North of Lakeshore). See attachment for details.

Cost: Co-payment

$7.5 within 5.0 km one way; $12 for 5.1 – 10 km one way

Service Details:

A FREE food basket consisting of non-perishable food items to be delivered to seniors/individuals who are isolated with financial challenges. Has to be recommended by service providers such as the care coordinators.

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