Respite Options

Provided By :

respiteservices.com		www.respiteservices.com
Phone :	705 566 3416 x.2210	Email Address :	sm@respiteservices.com

Program Time :

Enhanced Respite for Medically Fragile and/or Technology Dependent Children Program

Program Time (English) :

N/A

Program Runs from :

April to March

Program Length :

Ongoing

Program Cost :

None

Admission Criteria :

To be eligible, your child must:

► be under 18 years of age
► live at home
► need intensive care and constant monitoring on a 24-hour basis
► be medically fragile and/or technology dependent, meeting one of the following criteria:

• relies on medical and technological equipment, such as mechanical ventilators, apnea monitors, renal dialysis, urinary catheters, colostomy bags
• is administered drugs intravenously
• relies on tracheotomy tube care, suctioning, oxygen support or tube feeding

Activities :

You can receive up to $3,973 per child for the 2022–23 fiscal year to spend on respite.

Your family may be eligible for this grant if you are caring for a child who is medically fragile and/or depends on a technological device and requires care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Comments :

For more information, contact Michelle Ayotte, the Special Agreements Officer.

Disability / Special Needs :

Medically Complex

Individual(s) Served :

Male and Female

Type of Respite :

In Home and Out of Home

Age Category :

0-5 Preschool, 6-12 School Aged and 13-17 Adolescent

Agency :

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Agency Contact :

Michelle Ayotte

Phone :

705 280 8629

Fax :

705 419 2665

Email Address :

michelle.ayotte@ontario.ca

Option offered at :

199 Larch Street, Suite 601, Sudbury, ON P3E 5P9

Nearest Intersection :

Regions :

Sudbury & Manitoulin Region