Ongwanada serves as the accountable agency for the Community Network of Specialized Care (CNSC) in the South East region. The CNSC is responsible for the provision of complex support coordination, dual diagnosis justice case management and health care facilitation for adults with developmental disabilities who have high support and complex care needs.

Find out about intake at Ongwanada, passport funding, and the person-centered planning process.

The Southeastern Regional Transitional Treatment Home is a four-bed home that provides assessment and treatment for a time period ranging from six months to two years for adults with a developmental disability and severe challenging behaviour.

Nursing services are available to all people supported in Residential and Host Family to promote health, provide education, and to monitor health status. Nurses are active members of each person’s support team and act as liaisons between the person supported and family physicians.

In consultation with the person and family, social workers coordinate admissions and discharge, discuss placement and programming options, and contribute as part of an interdisciplinary team to individual planning.