They can also put you in touch with the right social agencies and professionals. Community legal clinics. Community legal clinics often give free legal advice and help. For special kinds of help, find out about the services that provide housing, medical help, home support, day programs, and counselling in your community. People who need this kind of housing should contact their local Placement Coordination Service.
Some organizations help arrange alternative housing.
In Metro Toronto, for example, Senior Support Services and the Seniors' Central Housing Registry help find housing for the elderly. Senior Support Services is run by the Family Service Association. This publication lists the accommodation available for seniors, including nursing homes, municipal and charitable homes for the aged, retirement homes, and seniors' apartment buildings. Family doctors and hospital geriatric teams treat the medical needs of abused men and women. Visiting nurses, often paid by Ontario's Home Care Program, help abused people in their own homes.