Get Connected with Care

Community health and social services
To locate long-term care homes, assistance with housecleaning, therapy services and more, please contact Community Care Resources.

Long-term care
Services are accessed through the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre. For information on payment, please see Who Pays For What

Mental Health and Addictions
For help with substance abuse, problem gambling or mental health issues, please contact ConnexOntario 

Although not part of the Toronto Central LHIN, we are pleased to provide the following links:

Healthy lifestyle information:
HealthyOntario 

Family physicians 
To locate physicians accepting patients, please use our "Find A Doctor" button under our site navigation

Registered nursing care
For 24- hour free confidential access to a registered nurse, seven days a week, contact TeleHealth Ontario,

1-866-797-0000    TTY : 1-866-797-0007 

You will be asked to describe your symptoms and answer questions to best assess the seriousness of the problem. Based on the assessment, the Registered Nurse can either advise self care, recommend a visit to a health practitioner or give you the phone numbers of nearby community resources.

The Telehealth Ontario service is provided in English and French, with translation support for other languages and a direct TTY number for those with hearing and speech difficulties. Callers can also be connected to medication information and health information audio tapes.