Canadian Resources

VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES CANADA
110 Argyle Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA K2P 1B4
Tel: (613) 233-5694
Fax: (613) 233-9518
E-Mail: national@von.ca
(home care nurses and caregivers)

Saint Elizabeth Health Care - Home Office
90 Allstate Parkway, Suite 300
Markham, ON L3R 6H3
Ph: (905) 940-9655
Fax: (905) 940-9934
E-Mail:communications@saintelizabeth.com
(home care nurses and caregivers)

CANADIAN RED CROSS
National Office
170 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2P2
Tel: (613)740-1900
Fax: (613)740-1911

Ontario Zone
5700 Cancross Court
Mississauga, Ontario
L5R 3E9
Tel: (905) 890-1000
Fax: (905) 890-1008

Western Zone
6th Floor, 815 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3P2
Tel: (403) 205-3448
Fax: (403) 205-3463

Atlantic Zone
70 Landsdowne Avenue
P.O. Box 39
Saint John, N.B.
E2L 3X3
Tel: (506) 674-6200
Fax: (506) 674-6170

Quebec Zone
6, place du Commerce
Ile-des-Soeurs Verdun, Quebec
H3E 1P4
Tel: (514) 362-2930
Fax: (514) 362-9991

PARKINSON SOCIETY CANADA
4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316
Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A9
Tel : 416-227-9700 Fax: 416-227-9600
Toll Free: 1-800-565-3000
Email: General.info@parkinson.ca

Canadian Paraplegic Association
1101 prom. Prince of Wales Dr. Suite 230
Ottawa ON
K2C 3W7
TOLL FREE:1-800-720-4933
phone: (613) 723-1033
fax: (613) 723-1060
email: info@canparaplegic.org

LUPUS CANADA
BOX 64034 5512-4 ST NW
Calgary AB T2K 6J1
Toll Free (in Canada): 1-800-661-1468
Phone/Fax: 403-274-5599
Email: info@lupuscanada.org

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
NATIONAL OFFICE
2345 Yonge St, Suite 900
Toronto, ON M4P 2E5
(416) 488-0030; fax: (416) 488-7523
1-800-567-2873
Email: info@mdac.ca

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
250 Bloor Street East, Suite 1000
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P9
Telephone: (416) 922-6065
Facsimile: (416) 922-7538
Toll free :1 800 268-7582
Email: info@mssociety.ca

The Canadian Continence Foundation
P.O. Box 30, Victoria Branch,
Westmount, Qc. H3Z 22001
Telephone: (514) 488-8379
Consumer Help Line:1-800-265-9575
(514) 488-9999, Montreal Area
Email: help@continence-fdn.ca

The Arthritis Society (National Office)
393 University Avenue, Suite 1700
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E6
CANADA
Phone: 416-979-7228
Fax: 416-979-8366
E-mail: info@arthritis.ca

INFORMAL CAREGIVER PROJECT
120 Torbay Road Suite W240
St. John's, NF
A1A 2G8
CANADA
Toll Free:1-888-571-CARE(2273)
Tel: (709) 737-3717

Family Caregivers Association of Nova Scotia
Its aim is to provide province wide support in rural as well as urban
locations. Caregivers have access to such useful resources as a toll-free
information line, a quarterly newsletter and a database of services and
products associated with caregiving. For more information, contact Gail
Bruhm at 902-421-7390

Osteoporosis Society of Canada
Tel: 1-800-463-6842
Website: www.osteoporis.ca

Bayshore Healthcare Services
Registered nurses and home support staff
Palliative and Respite Care
Intravenous Therapy
Rehabilitation
Pre and post operative care
Tel: 1-800-668-9490
Website: www.bayshore.ca

We Care Home Health Services
Serving over 400 communities coast-to-coast, We Care offers expert nursing
and home support services to thousands of Canadian families.
Tel:1-888-429-3227
Website: wecare.ca

CARP
Canada's association for the Fifty-Plus, a national non-profit association
that provides both social and financial benefits, critical information and
advocacy for Canadians aged fifty-plus, retired or not.
CARP
Suite 1304
27 Queen St. E.
Toronto, ON
M5C 2M6

Telephone Number: 416-363-8748
Fax Number: 416-363-8747
E-mail: carp@50plus.com

Alzheimer's Association
919 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611-1676
800-272-3900

Help Line for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
(Part of new program called TriAD)
888-874-2343

The American Association of Retired Persons
601 E. Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 22049
800-424-3410
(Has many publications on caregiving and an on-line caregiving support group.)

Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
800-438-4380

American Association for Continuity of Care
638 Prospect Ave.
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
860-586-7525

Children of Aging Parents
Woodburne Office Campus
1609 Woodburne Road
Suite 302-A
Levittown, PA 19057
800-227-7294
(not-for-profit organization providing caregivers with information on caregiving and support groups).

Eldercare Locator
112 16th St. N.W.
Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20036
800-677-1116
(An Eldercare Locator will help identify the most appropriate organization and assistance in local communities)

Family Caregiver Alliance
425 Bush St.
Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-434-3388
800-445-8108 (California only)
e-mail info@caregiver.org
(not-for-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco - assist family caregivers of adults suffering from memory loss as a result of a chronic or progressive brain disorder)

Family Service America
11700 W. Lake Park Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53224
800-221-2681

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 N. Country Club Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-881-4005

National AIDS Hotline
800-342-AIDS
800-344-SIDA (for Spanish)
800-AIDS-889 (TTY)
(Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offers general information and local referrals)

National Association for Home Care
228 Seventh St. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
202-547-7424

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
1604 N. Country Club Rd.
Tucsan, AZ 85716
520-881-8008
National Center on Elder Abuse
810 First St. N.E.
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20002
202-682-2470

National Council on Senior Citizens
8403 Colesville Road
Suite 1200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-578-8800

National Council on the Aging
409 Third St. S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
202-479-1200
(offers publications on caregiving. Two other groups can also be reached through NCA: National Institute of Senior Centers and National Institute on Adult Day Care. Write or talk to an operator to reach these groups).

National Families Caregivers Association
9621 East Bexhill Drive
Kensington, MD 20895-3104
800-896-3650
(Not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to improve the overall quality of life of America's 22 million caregivers. Membership is open to family caregivers, their friends and the professionals and institutions supporting them.)

National Hospice Organization
1901 N. Moore St.
Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
703-243-5900

National Institute on Aging
P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
800-222-2225
(offers free information on health and aging)

New York State AIDS Services Organizations
In New York (Counselling): 800-872-2777 (M-F 2-8, S&S 10-6)
Information tapes, 24 hours: 800-541-2437 (counsellors: M-F 8-8, S&S 10-6)
(treatment information): 800-633-7444
Albany only: 800-233-SIDA
People with AIDS Coalition Hotline: 212-647-1420 (Staffed by HIV+ people)
Mothers of PWAs available M.W & F, 2-6, 800-828-3280
Miracle House (Helping out-of-town families of NY People with AIDS) 212-799-0563, ext 229

Older Women's League
666 11th St. N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-783-6686

United Seniors Health Cooperative
1331 H St. N. W.
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-393-6222

Visiting Nurse Association of America
3801 E. Florida Ave.
suite 900
Denver, CO 80210
800-426-2547
(Will refer to local VNA office)

Well Spouse Foundation
610 Lexington Ave
Suite 814
New York City, NY 10022
212-644-1241