THE PAST:
A BRIEF HISTORY
A BRIEF HISTORY
Centre for the Developmentally Challenged, Hogarth Westmount Hospital
1965 - OPTIONS began as the Developmental Services department of Hogarth-Westmount Hospital in Thunder Bay. Originally, there were 53 children and adults with concurrent medical and developmental disabilities admitted to the department.
1974 - With passage of the Developmental Services Act, we became a Schedule II Facility under the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS), with governance still provided by the Hospital's Board of Directors.
1991 - On July 1st,1991, the department achieved separate incorporation and became the Centre for the Developmentally Challenged (C.D.C.)
1996 - By October of 1996, we had closed the Facility operation at Hogarth-Westmount Hospital. All persons receiving residential support from C.D.C. were living in homes in the community.
1997 - We changed our name from the Centre for the Developmentally
Challenged to OPTIONS northwest Personal Support Services in the fall of 1997.
Today - OPTIONS northwest supports a total of 76 persons in 15 locations within its Group Living program. Six persons are supported through individual support arrangements. Over 250 persons, their families or caregivers receive clinical support through the Community Resource Team.
1974 - With passage of the Developmental Services Act, we became a Schedule II Facility under the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS), with governance still provided by the Hospital's Board of Directors.
1991 - On July 1st,1991, the department achieved separate incorporation and became the Centre for the Developmentally Challenged (C.D.C.)
1996 - By October of 1996, we had closed the Facility operation at Hogarth-Westmount Hospital. All persons receiving residential support from C.D.C. were living in homes in the community.
1997 - We changed our name from the Centre for the Developmentally
Challenged to OPTIONS northwest Personal Support Services in the fall of 1997.
Today - OPTIONS northwest supports a total of 76 persons in 15 locations within its Group Living program. Six persons are supported through individual support arrangements. Over 250 persons, their families or caregivers receive clinical support through the Community Resource Team.