Healthy Aging
We support aging and older adults by offering a range of programs and services that support physical, social, emotional and spiritual health.
Health Education
Sessions are offered regularly and cover a range of topics and are open to all residents of our catchment area.
As we continue to take physical distancing measures, Woolwich Community Health Centre is offering health education sessions at a distance using the virtual communication platform, Zoom. All sessions are FREE. Registration is required. Once you have registered, you will receive your invitation a day before the presentation. If you do not have internet access you can attend the program using your telephone. To register for any of the programs, please send an email to Tariq at [email protected] or call 519-664-3794 ext. 222.
We have recorded many of our presentations. The sessions can be viewed by visiting our Wellness Blog or click on the title below.
Winter 2023 Sessions:
- Diabetes Management 101
- Eat Well, Save Money: Tips for Grocery Shopping on a Budget
- The Importance of Foot Care for Diabetics
- Spring Cleaning with the KW Professional Organizers
- Virtual Cooking Class with Mandy
- Spring into Action
- Healthy Cooking for One
- How to Understand and Support LGBTQ+ Youth
- Managing your Finances in Retirement
- Old Age Security, Social Assistance and Income Maintenance
- Wills and Powers of Attorney
- Managing Grief
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Healthy Eating: Plant-based Cooking including recipes
- How to Keep and Improve your Memory
- Social Hesitancy? How to cope post-vaccine & during easing COVID restrictions.
- The Power of Mindfulness & Gratitude
- Women’s Pelvic Health
- Physical Activity and Seniors
- Spring into Action
- Bone Health and Exercise
- Healthy Eating to Keep Blood Sugars in Range
- Our Eye and Digital Fatigue
- Bone Health and Nutrition
- Enhancing your Immune System through Food
- Internet Privacy and Safety
- Detoxification for General Health: Naturopathic approaches to cleansing by fasting, nutritional and herbal supplementation
- Coping with the Holiday Season during the Pandemic
- Gut Health
- Heart Health
- Hospice/Palliative Care: How to Better Understand Hospice Services in Woolwich, Wellesley and Waterloo Region
- Managing Difficult Emotions during COVID-19
- Nutrition during COVID
- Loneliness: The Impact on Health and Ways to Reach Out and Connect
- Plant Based Dieting
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Downsizing and DeclutteringÂ
- Stress Bustin’ Lunch N’ Learn SeriesÂ
- Sleep SeriesÂ
- WinterBlues: Depression Series
- Are 65 years or older
- Are a resident of Ontario
- Have an annual net income of $22,200 or less for a single person, or a combined annual net income of $37,100 or less for a couple
- Have no access to any other form of dental benefits including private insurance or through government programs such as Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), or the Non-Insured Health Benefit (NIHB).
- Visit www.ontario.ca/seniorsdental to download the form and print it. Or, pick up an application form at the nearest Community Health Centre or Public Health Dental Clinic
- Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs
- Wellesley Township Community Health Centre, 1180 Queens Bush Rd., Wellesley
- Waterloo Region Public Health, 99 Regina St. S., Waterloo
- Complete and sign the application
- Mail the application to:
Ministry of Health, Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program,
Station P, P.O. Box 159,
Toronto, ON M5S 2S7 - A piece of identification
- Their Social Insurance Number (SIN) or Temporary Taxation number
- If the senior has a spouse (married or common-law), their spouse must also include their information on the form, including SIN or Temporary Taxation number, and provide their signature for consent, regardless of their age
- Check-ups including scaling, fluoride and polishing
- Repairing broken teeth and cavities
- X-rays
- Removing teeth or abnormal tissue (oral surgery)
- Anaesthesia
- Treating infection and pain (endodontic services)
- Treating gum conditions and diseases (periodontal services)
- Dental prosthetics (prosthodontic services), including dentures, will be partially covered.
- How can we move through the day in ways which build bone and muscle strength?
- Learn ways to prevent and / or manage: aches, pains and muscle stiffness.
- Share tips to enhance posture, breath and body awareness, nutrition, sleep and memory.
- Build / harness resilience in the face of life’s changes.
- Learn about community supports and resources.
- Caregiver Support Group
- Bereavement Walking Group
- Volunteer Visiting
- Residential Beds
- Individual Counselling
Previous Sessions:
Rural Connections:Â Seniors Centres Without Walls
Community Care Concepts of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot, Woolwich Seniors Association, Woolwich Township and Woolwich Community Health Centre have created this group program for seniors using an old platform – the telephone. Using your telephone we are able to connect you with other seniors to have fun, engage in conversations, activities, social time, information sharing, learning new skills, and create new connections with other seniors in the community.
This free program will consist of a small group of seniors (between 10 – 15 people) having a conversation on a specific informational topic, recreational activity, other topics of their choice using the old school technology – a telephone.
To register for this program phone 519-664-1900.
Ontario Senior Dental Care Program (OSDCP)
The Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP) was launched in November 2019. This new provincially funded program provides dental services to low income seniors 65 years of age and older who meet program eligibility requirements.
Seniors may be eligible if they:
How to apply:
To complete the application, seniors will need:
The OSDCP Program Administrator (Accerta) is responsible for reviewing applications and determining eligibility. Questions regarding application turnaround time should be directed to the OSDCP’s bilingual (English/French) contact centre, toll-free 1-833-207-4435 or TTY 1-800-855-0511.
Once the application has been approved, a welcome package and dental card will be mailed to the applicant. To receive OSDCP services in Waterloo Region, the eligible senior must call the general uptake number at 519-947-1000, and press 6 or # 413, to book an appointment. The dental card must be presented at the time of the appointment.
The following services are available at Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre and at Lang’s Community Health Centre:
If you live in Woolwich, Wellesley or Wilmot and would like help in completing the OSDCP application, or have questions about the program and the services provided, you may call 519-664-3794 ext. 223 to leave a message for the Oral Health Peer Workers.
Practical Skills to Live Well as We Age
This 6-week course is facilitated by Bernadette Vanspall, Physiotherapist and Michelle Smith, RPN, Well Adult Nurse. In this course you will explore:
Hospice Waterloo
Hospice Waterloo serves all of Waterloo Region including supports in Woolwich and Wellesley Townships. Below are some of the programs they offer. Any inquires can be directed to 519-744-4114. Transportation to programs can be arranged through Hospice Waterloo.
