- Description
- Provides urgent city-wide social work intervention for older adults identified as being at-risk or in crisis.
Service offers:
- crisis intervention for older adults and their care providers who are experiencing a non-medical crisis
- addressing immediate concerns to stabilize the crisis and connecting individuals to longer term supports
- assistance in accessing basic needs supports such as food, clothing, shelter
- support around complex situations such as caregiver stress, dementia, mental health, addictions, elder abuse and family violence
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Affiliation: Distress Centre Calgary, Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), United Way
Key Provider: gerontology focused social workers - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- individuals age 60 and older
- individuals who are believed to be at risk socially, emotionally, financially or physically
- younger older adults may also be considered depending on need
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- general public or self-referral can be completed through the Distress Centre Help Line at 403-266-4357
Referral Process: Yes,For public referral contact the Distress Centre's 24hr. helpline - (403)266-4357
Waiting Period: No,
- Telephone
- 403-266-4357 (24 hour line)
- Telephone
- 403-266-6200 (training and information line)
- Fax
- 403-269-5183
- Web Site
- http://www.calgaryseniors.org
- info@calgaryseniors.org
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services - Partners with other agencies to assist with language barriers if required.
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Documents Required
For public referral contact the Distress Centre's 24hr. helpline - (403)266-4357
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Last Verified On
- May 15, 2023
- Address
- 3639 26 Street NE
Calgary, AB, T1Y 5E1
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