Our Services

We provide safe, sincere and compassionate health care services by valuing our employees, operating with transparency and putting integrity first.

Services

We provide safe, sincere and compassionate health care services by valuing our employees, operating with transparency and putting integrity first.

Home Care Services

Our home care services are for any individual, no matter the age. We work with you and your family to develop your very own plan of care, which will reflect your specific needs and describes your personal care information, such as your daily routine, goals of treatment, and anything that has to do with the care we provide to you. We understand the importance of feeling comfortable and safe within your own home while our Care Workers assist you with your care. For this reason, our nursing team ensures that our employees are adequately trained and knowledgeable to make sure you feel safe and provide the best care possible.

Our home care services include, but not limited to:

Personal care: Help you get ready for the day ahead or before you go to bed. Our staff members are trained to keep you safe while performing everyday activities, such as showering, sponge bath, oral hygiene, dressing/undressing, skin care, grooming, shaving (electric razor), and incontinence care.
Mobility: We provide you with assistance when walking, as well as transferring from one place to another, to ensure you are using any walking devices correctly and safely. We can also provide aid in activities, such as taking a walk or completing a client’s range-of-motion program designed by a physiotherapist.
Medication: Canadian Shield Health Care Services staff has been specifically trained and are knowledgeable in cueing with safe medication compliance.
Light meal preparation: Provide assistance with meal cueing, as well as assist and supervise our client while eating to ensure optimal nutrition and safely.
Education: As the body ages, some changes occur in one’s daily care. While providing personal care, our Care Workers will take the time to answer questions and teach our client important information they should know about their personal care.
Support: While providing care, we want to be there for you and your family. Our team will work with compassion and respect while providing a support system you can trust. By establishing support, providing positive reinforcement and encouragement, we hope to build genuine therapeutic relationships with you and your family.
Safety: Our number one concern is safety. We want our clients and Care Workers to always feel safe. While providing any care, our Care Workers will complete assessments and monitor your health status to ensure your safety and wellness.
Dementia & Alzheimer’s’ Care: We ensure continuity of care and individualized support. Our enhanced Care Workers are trained in gentle persuasion techniques to ensure the best care possible.

If you would like to learn more about our home care services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling us at 705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Personal Care Services

Help you get ready for the day ahead or before you go to bed. Our staff members are trained to keep you safe while performing everyday activities.

Personal care services include, but not limited to:

  • Showering
  • Sponge bath
  • Oral hygiene
  • Dressing/undressing
  • Skin care
  • Grooming
  • Shaving (electric razor)
  • Incontinence care

If you would like to learn more about our personal care services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling us at 705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Respite

Respite care provides short-term relief for primary caregivers. While the caregiver has a rest, our Care Workers spend time and take care of your loved one. During a respite, our Care Workers will engage with the client and promote activities and interactions, while providing companionship.

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Board games
  • Puzzles
  • Card games
  • Looking through albums and family memorabilia
  • Arts and crafts
  • Walks (if weather permits)
  • Baking
  • Colouring

If you would like to learn more about our respite services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling 705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Nursing Services

Our Nursing Team allows clients to receive nursing care in the comfort of their own home. Our highly skilled, on-call, 24/7 clinical nursing team provides in-home nursing visits, assessments, education, and training for our clients and their families. Our Clinical Support team is committed to creating and implementing your individualized plan of care.

Nursing Services Include:

  • Medical/Nursing services
  • Wound care
  • Post surgery care and therapy assistance
  • End-of-life and palliative care

If you would like to learn more about our nursing services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling 705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia care

Our enhanced Care Workers are trained in Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) to ensure the best care possible while maintaining continuity of care and individualized support.

If you would like to learn more about our Alzheimer’s and Dementia care services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling 705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Private Home Care

Private Home Care assist in staffing a variety of care facilities within the community along with providing support to clients by providing quality nursing care within the comfort of their own home.  Private home care may occur if you require additional non-funded services. Our Care Workers will work with you and your family to create a plan of care which is reflective of the services you require.

Private Home Care Includes, but not limited to:

  • Personal care
  • Help with daily activities
  • Housekeeping
  • Meal preparation
  • Support and companionship

If you would like to learn more about our private home care services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling  705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Mental Health & Wellness Services

Our Mental Health & Wellness Division offers a holistic approach to wellness – not just focusing on mental health needs – but one that considers the person’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing needs; the mind, the body & the spirit. With the right balance of supportive counselling, mentoring, coaching – and the inclusion of other alternative therapies – clients will experience an enhanced lifestyle that contributes to improved life-satisfaction and health. The services offered will be individualized to the unique needs of the client and offered across the age-spectrum.

Our Wellness Services include, but not limited to:

  • Virtual Care
  • Management/Leadership Coaching
  • Transition Coaching
  • Social Work
  • Psychotherapy
  • Diversity Education and Life Coaching

As our service offerings continue to grow and expand, clients can expect to benefit through a broader and more-diverse offering of services and approaches to personal, professional, and corporate wellness.

If you would like to learn more about our Wellness services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling  705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Corporate & Agency Services

Our team of dedicated professionals provide a comprehensive and timely suit of corporate services that support and enhance the strategic goals of private business or public agency. 

POTENTIAL BENEFITS:

  • Increased Productivity
  • Engaged & Collaborative Teamwork
  • Reduction in Unexplained Absence
  • Enhanced Quality Product or Service
  • Psychologically Safe Work Environment
  • Improved Communications
  • Enhanced Leadership Skills

Our Corporate & Agency Services include, but not limited to:

  • Quality improvement Initiatives
  • Agency Transformation
  • Survey Design, Implementation & Analysis
  • Leadership Coaching – Corporate Learning Series
  • Strategic Planning

Staffing Services

At Canadian Shield Health Care Services, our care team provides on-going support to various facilities within our community, such as filling staffing vacancies. Our staffing unit sends unregulated and regulated Care Workers to a variety of Northern Ontario long-term care facilities; and mental health and addiction facilities.

Staffing Services Include, but not limited to:

  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Registered Practical Nurses (RPN)
  • Personal Support Workers (PSW)
  • Health Care Aid (HCA)
  • Registered Social Workers (RSW)
  • Registered Social Service Workers (RSSW)

If you would like to learn more about our staffing services, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling  705-618-7233, or toll-free at 1-888-840-1188. You can also fill out our contact us form or through our HOME CARE APPOINTMENT BOOKING.

Meet our administration team

At Canadian Shield Health Care Services, our goal is to provide Heartfelt Health Care. Our administration team and staff are Northern Ontario community members who are dedicated to your health and wellness. We are focused on keeping clients and their families healthy and independent.

Maneesh Walia
Maneesh WaliaCEO
Alain LeClair
Alain LeClairVP of Client & Employee Experience
Lucie Parenteau
Lucie ParenteauDirector of Operations & Clinical Services
Sylvie Sonier
Sylvie SonierClinical Home Support Supervisor
Robin Cheslock
Robin CheslockWellness Clinical Director, Quality Improvement & Transformation
Myah Walia
Myah WaliaHuman Resources & Marketing Lead
Josee DeChevigny-Leclair
Josee DeChevigny-LeclairClinical Care Consultant
Jade Tyson
Jade TysonClinical Nurse Lead
Cassyra Walia
Cassyra WaliaClinical Care Consultant
Melanie Tulini
Melanie Tulini Wound Resource Nurse
Josee Racine
Josee Racine Administrative Assistant
Steve Dupras
Steve DuprasClinical Home Support Supervisor

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