COVID-19 has presented many difficult challenges for seniors, including accessing groceries, prescriptions, and getting to medical appointments. Below you will find information on services available for seniors in the local Ottawa area that assist with getting essentials and provide supports for seniors. Please note that this is not intended to promote services, but rather to offer information for seniors. Some services may charge fees.
COVID-19 Information
Ottawa Public Health
- Provides local health information for Ottawa residents.
Province of Ontario
- Information regarding COVID-19 from the Province of Ontario and provincial updates.
Government of Canada
- National information regarding COVID-19 from the Government of Canada.
Meal Delivery Services
Assurance Home Care
- A business offering personalized care in clients’ home, retirement residence, or hospital.
The Good Companions
- A non-profit multi-service seniors’ centre that provides opportunities for individuals to participate in social, recreational, educational, and volunteer activities, and benefit from social and health services.
Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
- A non-profit resource centre located in Ottawa’s East End offering a wide array of community supports.
Heart to Home Meals
- A business offering meal delivery specifically designed for seniors.
Meals on Wheels
- Non-profit founded in 1968 to provide meal deliveries for those in need.
Kosher Meals on Wheels
- A non-profit offering kosher and halal meals delivered to your door.
Rural Ottawa South Support Services
- A non-profit providing a variety of Home Support services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Red Apron
- A business offering daily hot meal delivery for 2 or more people. Delivery fees vary based on your location.
Timesaver Foods
- A business offering frozen, ready-to-cook meals delivered as needed.
Retire-At-Home
- A business offering personalized in-home care for elderly clients.
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
- A non-profit organization that provides health and social services to communities in far west Ottawa.
Transportation for Grocery / Medical Appointments
The Good Companions
- A non-profit multi-service seniors’ centre, provides opportunities for individuals to participate in social, recreational, educational and volunteer activities and benefit from social and health services.
Assurance Home Care
- A business offering personalized care in clients’ home, retirement residence, or hospital.
Centre de services Guigues
- A francophone non-profit offering a wide variety of supports for seniors and individuals with a disability.
Ottawa West Community Support
- A non-profit organization that provides health and social services to communities in far west Ottawa.
Somerset West Community Health Centre
- A non-profit offering a wide variety of supports for the community including programs for seniors.
Driving Miss Daisy
- A business offering a variety of services for seniors including scheduled transportation to appoints.
Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
- A non-profit resource centre located in Ottawa’s East End offering a wide array of community supports.
Rural Ottawa South Support Services
- A non-profit provides a variety of home support services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Grocery / Prescription Delivery
The Good Companions
- A non-profit multi-service seniors’ centre, provides opportunities for individuals to participate in social, recreational, educational and volunteer activities and benefit from social and health services.
Loblaws
- A grocery store offering online shopping and delivery.
Metro
- A grocery store offering online shopping and delivery.
Walmart
- A retail store offering online shopping and delivery.
Instacart
- An online business offering online shopping and delivery of groceries.
Fill My Fridge
- An online business offering online shopping and delivery of groceries.
Inabuggy
- A online business offering online shopping and delivery of groceries.
Costco
- A retail store offering online shopping and delivery including groceries and prescriptions.
Sobeys
- A grocery store offering online shopping and delivery.
IDA
- A pharmacy offering prescription delivery.
Rexall
- A pharmacy offering prescription delivery.
Food Banks
Ottawa Food Bank
- A non-profit that provides fresh and non-perishable food as well as supplies such as diapers, toiletries, and cleaning supplies to its network of over 100 emergency food programs across the city.
Église Nouvel Espoir
- Francophone non-profit faith-based group offering emergency food assistance in Ottawa’s East End.
Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre
- A non-profit that provides emergency food supplies for 3 to 4 days to low-income individuals and families, once per month, within the Orleans East, Cumberland, Sarsfield, Vars, Navan, and Carlsbad Springs communities.
Lifecentre Food Bank
- A non-profit food bank run by a faith based group in Blackburn Hamlet.
Britannia Woods Community House
- A non-profit group that provides community supports and an emergency food bank for those in need.
Caldwell Family Centre
- A non-profit group that offers a variety of supports for families in-need, including a food bank.
Capital City Mission
- A faith based non-profit offering several services, including providing food and basic necessities for low-income individuals.
Centretown Emergency Food Centre
- A faith-based non-profit food bank serving Centretown since 1967.
FAMSAC Food Cupboard – Emergency Food Service
- A non-profit offering emergency food assistance in the Bayshore area.
Crisis Text / Call Line
Crisis Textline (text Wellness to 741741)
- A 24 hour textline for those in crisis, available in both English and French.
Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region
- A non-profit 24 hour text and callline for those in crisis, available in both English and French.
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
- A provincial, charitable, non-profit organization focused on supporting seniors and ending elder abuse.
Crisis Line
- A non-profit 24 hour crisis callline, available in both English and French.
Crisis Services Canada
- A national 24 hour crisis call and text line available in both English and French.
Phone Check-in Services
A Friendly Voice
- A non-profit organization offering a call line for seniors who may be feeling lonely or isolated.
Centre de services Guigues
- A francophone non-profit offering a wide variety of supports for seniors and individuals with a disability.
Assurance Home Care
- A business offering personalized care in clients’ home, retirement residence, or hospital.
The Good Companions
- A non-profit multi-service seniors’ centre that provides opportunities for individuals to participate in social, recreational, educational, and volunteer activities, and benefit from social and health services.
Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
- A non-profit resource centre located in Ottawa’s East End offering a wide array of community supports.
Rural Ottawa South Support Services
- A non-profit that provides a variety of home support services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
- A non-profit organization that provides health and social services to communities in far west Ottawa.
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa
- A faith-based non-profit organization offering programming to seniors to reduce social isolation.
Olde Forge Community Resource Centre
- A non-profit organization offering several programs for seniors in Ottawa’s West End.
Caregiver Resources
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
- A non-profit organization that provides health and social services to communities in far west Ottawa.
The Ontario Caregiver Association
- A provincial non-profit providing support for Ontario’s caregivers.
Ottawa Public Health
- Ottawa’s local health agency includes supports for caregivers.