There are various community, social, health-related, and government programs and services available throughout Peterborough region and across the province.
Peterborough County Hubs
Peterborough County Hubs have been established in Havelock, Apsley, Keene, Warsaw, Douro, Norwood, Millbrook, and Lakefield for agencies that serve the City and County of Peterborough to have free office and meeting space to deliver services and conduct outreach with rural residents and remote communities.
Community Paramedicine
Community Paramedicine (CP) is about helping community members who wish to remain at home safely, and ensure they receive the care they need. The program works by having a patient referred to the paramedic services through a caregiver, hospital, physician, or by self sign-up.
The CP program is an innovative and evolving model of community-based healthcare designed to provide more effective and efficient services at a lower cost. This allows paramedics to function outside their traditional emergency response and transport roles to help facilitate more appropriate use of emergency care resources while enhancing access to primary care for medically underserved populations.
Services include:
- Patient assessments
- Vital signs assessment
- Cardiac monitoring
- Blood glucose testing
- Point of care blood testing
- Point of care urinalysis
- Coagulation testing
- Chronic disease management, particularly for COPD, CHF, and diabetes
- Vaccinations
- Assessment of high utilization users of 911/ED services
- Remote patient monitoring services
To learn more or to find support near you, visit the Community Paramedic Program website.
Community Safety and Well-being Plan
The purpose of the Community Safety and Well-being Plan is to ensure that everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, and is able to meet their needs for education, health-care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression. The Plan is a living document that can adapt and respond to the shifting and evolving realities and challenges facing communities.
While this Plan does not address every aspect of safety and well-being, it does highlight a number of critical issues facing our communities.
Community Safety and Well-being Plan
Ontario Works/Social Services
Selwyn residents are serviced through the City of Peterborough's Social Services Department.
Health Services
The Township of Selwyn hosts a number of healthcare facilities that provide an array of services to the community. These services include physicians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, Registered Nurses (RNs), chiropractors, registered massage therapists (RMTs), physiotherapists, dentists, optometrists, a mental health clinician, and a dietitian. All of your health care needs can be met by the health care facilities located within the Township.
| Chemong Medical Centre |
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| Extendicare Lakefield |
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| Morton Medical Center |
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| Peterborough Family Health Team |
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These clinics provide care to Peterborough City & County residents who do not have access to a family physician or nurse practitioner. |
| Peterborough Regional Healthcare Centre (PRHC) |
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| Road Ahead Mobile Wellness Clinic |
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The Road Ahead is the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge’s (CMHA HKPR) new Mobile Mental Health and Addictions Clinic. The mobile clinic brings a full range of mental health and addictions services to individuals living in rural and remote areas and who face barriers to accessing existing services and supports. The clinic operates out of two vehicles that travel throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Peterborough and Northumberland Counties, providing:
Services are flexible and responsive to the specific needs and challenges of individuals living in rural communities. To access the clinic yourself or to refer someone to the clinic, please use the contact information below: Phone: 705-991-3551 |
| Walk-In Clinics |
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Location: Ennismore Pharmacy, 470 Robinson Road, Ennismore The Ennismore Pharmacy offers doctor’s visits by phone or video. Call 1-888-930-6571 or 1-888-397-7138 to connect with one of the doctors. Meet with a doctor via telemedicine regarding:
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Children/Youth Services
| Peterborough Child & Family Centre |
| Programs are available for Selwyn Township residents through the Peterborough Family Resource Centre. |
| Selwyn Public Library |
| The Selwyn Public Library offers various children's and teen's programming. |
Seniors Services
The Township of Selwyn recognizes the importance of seniors in our community. Currently, individuals over the age of 65 make up approximately 20% of the population of the Peterborough region. This number is expected to rise to 26% and 30% for the City and County respectively by 2041.
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Age-Friendly Peterborough |
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Our communities are aging. In Peterborough, individuals over the age of 65 account for over 20% of our regional population. The shift towards an older population will have profound implications for individuals, families, and communities. With this shift also comes opportunity for community building and social development. The Age-friendly Peterborough Community Action Plan identifies a clear path forward to enhance programs, services, and infrastructure for older adults in the Peterborough region; including the City and County of Peterborough, and the Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations. |
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Community Care |
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Community Care supports the health and wellbeing of individuals, caregivers and communities. As a trusted health care partner, their high quality programs allow people across our rural and urban region to maintain their independence and dignity. Chemung:
Lakefield:
Buckhorn:
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Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario |
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Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to raising awareness about the abuse and neglect of older adults. Their mission is to create an Ontario that is free from abuse for all seniors, through education, training, collaboration, service coordination and advocacy. Stop Abuse. Restore Respect.
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Home Instead Senior Care |
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Home Instead Senior Care offers affordable and personalized in-home care services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to enable older adults to maintain their independence and wellbeing as they age at home. As apart of a network of over 1,100 offices in Canada and around the world and with 25 years of experience caring for seniors and their families, Home Instead is recognized as a leader in high quality home care. |
| Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program |
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The Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program helps meet the dental needs of low income seniors in Ontario. In Peterborough City and County this program is delivered by Peterborough Public Health, in the Community Dental Health Clinic located at 185 King Street, Peterborough. In order to be eligible, a person must:
Individuals can fill out an application form online and call the OSDCP’s bilingual (English/French) contact centre for questions and support through the application process.
For more details on eligibility for the program, how to enroll, and what dental services will be covered under this program, visit the Peterborough Public Health website or call 705-743-1000 ext. 321. |
| Seniors and Law Enforcement Together |
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The OPP, Peterborough County Detachment supports the program Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) which is a volunteer community-based police program designed to focus on crime prevention initiatives specifically targeted at reducing crimes against seniors in Peterborough County. During the past three years, senior volunteers and the OPP have been educating other seniors across Ontario and providing them with the tools and resources to enhance their safety and protection. Salt offers a peer to peer approach where seniors volunteers present, in collaboration with the OPP, information to their peers on crime prevention initiatives. More information about the SALT program can be found by contacting the OPP, Peterborough County Detachment at 705-742-0401. |
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Tax Relief for Low Income Seniors and Low Income Persons with Disabilities |
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Peterborough County provides a tax relief for low income seniors, low income persons with disabilities or the spouse of such eligible person who name also appears as a registered owner of the property located within the County of Peterborough. |
| Zone 42 Seniors |
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The USCO, or United Senior Citizens of Ontario are a group of seniors who volunteer to fight to make life and living in Ontario a little better for all Seniors living in Ontario. Zone 42 Seniors covers the area of Selwyn Township and beyond. |
| Other Resources |
Food Banks & Community Support Agencies
| Food Banks |
Bridgenorth United Church Food Bank
Lakefield Food Bank
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| Ontario 211- Services Directory |
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Ontario 211 is a telephone helpline and website that provides information on various services. 211 helps people find services quickly and easily, and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 150 languages. 211 Ontario is supported by Peterborough City and County and the United Way of Peterborough and District. |
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