Profile
For over 30 years, Community Care Durham (CCD) has been dedicated to providing care and support to adults and their caregivers who have needs related to aging, physical and/or mental health living in Durham Region. Services provided by Community Care Durham help adults in need maintain their health and independence at home – where they want to live – and to help adults and families cope with the increasing demand of caring for loved ones.
Our mission statement “Community Care helps people live at home with a network of support in caring communities” demonstrates CCD’s commitment to providing our clients with access to a range of valuable services such as: Meals on Wheels, Transportation, Foot Care, Mental Health Support and In-Home Respite (Caregiver Relief). This would not be possible without the support of our volunteers, partners and community supporters.
We Believe
** communities are strengthened by people helping people;
** a person's independence is best supported and maintained by a strong personal and/or
community support system;
** all people should be treated with empathy, dignity and respect;
** people have a right to confidentiality and privacy;
Community Care Durham has built a solid reputation for meeting the needs of Durham Region for care and support, serving approximately 8,000 clients with the support of 2,000 volunteers and 125 staff.
** people have the right to full disclosure of information and the right to make their own informed
decisions;
** in a service model that focuses on well-being, independence and abilities within a continuum of
care, and on working collaboratively with other community agencies;
** in the value of community input to ensure that our services are responsive and of high quality;
** a person's needs are best met through the provision of local community services;
** quality care is strengthened by service standards being defined and practiced;
** volunteers and staff play a significant role in the efficient and effective delivery of Community
Care Durham services;
** volunteers and staff are a valuable resource and must be appropriately supported;
** in avoiding duplication of services;
** in the added value of not-for-profit delivery of community health services.
