Ontario-Wide COVID- 19 Resources
Organized by the three Oasis pillars
Socializing
Option for a Virtual Oasis
● Daily or weekly Coffee & Chat
○ Can be done over the phone, video-call (ie. Skype, Zoom, Google Hangout)
● Buddy Calls
○ Sign up for a buddy to call and check in with each other every day or week
● Planned Online Events
○ Zoom Bingo
○ Games Group
○ Trivia
○ Exercise classes (ie. chair yoga, seated exercises etc.)
● Book Exchange
○ Organized book drop offs and pick ups within your site building as facilitated by Oasis organizers
● Facebook Oasis Members Group
○ For Facebook users or those who want to join Facebook
○ Can create a group page of Oasis members at your site to keep in contact by posting updates, uplifting quotes or photos, checking-in, organizing member virtual events etc.
Keep Connected Virtually
● Zoom Meetings
○ Zoom does not require a person to make an account but must download the Zoom app on their computer. 17
○ It is also available for teleconferencing into the meeting via telephone - requires dialing the teleconferencing number and entering the meeting ID number when prompted using the dial pad
○ Link to download https://zoom.us/download
○ Link to Zoom help center on joining a meeting https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-aMeeting
● Virtual Happy Hour
○ Choose your communication platform, schedule a meeting time with your group, and have your happy hour!
○ Phone call, FaceTime, Zoom, Google Hangout, Skype, Facebook Videochat
● Virtual Tours
○ The Louvre Museum in Paris, France
○ Canadian Farm and Food Tours
○ Canadian Places You Can Visit From Your Home
■ Buckingham Palace, Ancient Rome, Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall, Zoos, Museums, Conservation areas and so much more!
● e-Learning
■Has many free online courses to learn - math and sciences, arts and humanities, economics and finance etc.
● Podcasts
■ Sign up for free podcasts and music!
○ Apple Podcasts
■ Download the app on your iPhone or iPad
○ TED Podcasts
■ Listen on Spotify, TuneIn, GooglePlay or Apple Podcasts apps
○ Youtube
■ Explore various learning content
Keep Connected Offline
● Pull out your phonebook and call an old friend!
○Check up on how they’re doing and what may be new
○ Make it fun and play some games or choose topics!
■ Trivia (ask each other challenging questions)
■ Take turns recalling your favourite memories
■ Play 20 Questions
○ Think of a noun (person, place or thing)
○ The other person has 20 Yes or No questions to guess what it is!
■ Play Categories
○ Choose a category (ie. food, countries, movies, songs, colours etc.)
○Take turns making your way down the alphabet choosing a word from that category with the first letter being the letter from the alphabet (ie. Category: food → Apple, Bread, Corn, Donut…)
● Do a nice deed for a neighbour or friend
○ While maintaining social distancing, keep connected with your neighbours or friends
○ Make them a card or a send a note ○ Bake them something nice
○ Deliver a craft (ie. knitting, painting, seasonal etc.)
● Have a Pen-Pal
○ Remember when we communicated through mail?
○ Choose a friend you would like to write and exchange letters with - the good old way!
● Spend time with your housemates (including furry friends!)
○ Do a puzzle
○ Play a card game
○ Have a movie night!
○ Play a board game
○ DANCE PARTY
■ Get your favourite music on and dance the night (or day) away
○ Teach your furry friend(s) a new trick!
● Make future (exciting) plans
○ What’s something you can’t wait to do once everything is back to “normal”?
○ Start making your plans, big or small! Who will you bring, what will you need, where will you go, how will you get there, what makes you most excited?
Telephone Aids
● Senior Safety Line, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario:
○ A free confidential support line for seniors suffering abuse including physical, mental, sexual, financial, and neglect.
○ Mon-Sun 24 hours
○ Toll free: 1-866-299-1011
○ Call 911 in emergencies.
Physical Fitness
YOUTUBE
● Yoga with Adriene Youtube Channel
● HASFit Chair Exercises
● HASFit 20-minute seated exercises
● HASFit: More seated exercises
● Check out their Youtube channel (HASfit) for more exercise videos
● You can refine your search on their channel to “seated” if desired
● FitnessBlender 40-min Low Impact Workout for Beginners
● Exercises at the Kitchen Sink Youtube Videos:
○ Part 1
○ Part 2
Seniors Online Fitness Class
● The class is held every Monday morning at 9:30am and Thursdays at 11:00am.
● They have about 15 minutes of aerobic warm up (always standing and seated options). They then do some balance work (5min), seated core (5min), stretching (approx 10min), exercises with a ball if participants have one (approx 10 min), and weights: dumbbells or cans can be used (approx 10 min). The whole class is approximately 50-60 min!
● Participants are encouraged to have a chair and their water for class!
● Zoom links:
Mondays link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84483363827
Thursdays link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89778579581
Nutrition
Grocery Pick-Up and Delivery Services
● Instacart
○ Delivers groceries from local stores in cities across the country
■ Including Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton & London
○ Same day delivery ○ Handpicked by personal shoppers based on your preferences
○ Stores available through Instacart include Real Canadian Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart and Valu-Mart
○ Click here to access the website
○ Enter your postal code and follow the next steps!
○ Join Instacart Express (subscription) Monthly ($9.99) FREE delivery for orders over $35 per retailer OR Yearly ($99).
○ Able to shop from multiple stores in 1 delivery.
● PC Express
○ Same-day home delivery and pickup options at grocery stores across Canada
○ Including Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Independen, Zehrs, Valu-Mart
○ Follow this link to the website
○ Consider downloading the PC Express App on your phone
● Walmart
○ Offers grocery delivery and pickup services
○ Shop online and choose your groceries
○ Click here for the link to the website
○ Consider downloading the My Walmart App on your phone
● Metro Online Grocery
○ Search online to see if your local Metro does pick ups and/or deliveries (only select stores)
○ Shop online for your groceries, order and pick up or get delivery
○ Follow this link to find out how it works
● Costco Grocery
○ Click this link to access the website
○*Must have a Costco Membership
○ Order online and offers a 2-day delivery option
Food Subscription Boxes
○ How it works: You choose from a weekly menu of recipes, they deliver fresh ingredients right to your door, and you cook delicious meals at home! They offer meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
○ Choose from the Classic Basket, Family Basket, or Easy Prep Basket! Options for vegetarian and low carb meals. Choose from 2-4 recipes with 2 or 4 servings per week!
○ Pricing: $10.83-12.50 price per serving (2 people), shipping FREE
○ If you'd like to skip the week free of charge or swap your selection, you can do so at any time before 11:59pm (EST) on Wednesdays (for deliveries on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays) and 11:59pm (EST) on Saturdays (for deliveries on Thursdays and Fridays) by visiting "your selection" in the member section of the website.
○ Typically has larger portion size than other brands (more leftovers).
○ Click this link to see the website!
○ How it works: You choose from a weekly menu of recipes, they deliver fresh ingredients right to your door, and you cook delicious meals at home!
○ Choose from the Pronto Plan, Family Plan, or Veggie Plan and customize your plan size with 2 or 4 servings, and choose 3 or 4 recipes per week.
○ Pricing: $12.33-13.33 price per serving (2 people), shipping $9.99
○ HelloFresh is a weekly auto-renewing subscription service, which means it will automatically charge you each week and send you food if you do not choose meals, UNLESS you choose to skip a week!
○ Skip a week or cancel anytime before the weekly cutoff on Wednesday the week before delivery at 11:59pm EST
○ Typically has larger portion size than other brands (more leftovers).
○ How it works: You choose from a weekly menu of recipes, they deliver fresh ingredients right to your door, and you cook delicious meals at home!
○ Personalized meal plans: choose from Classic, Family, 15 minute, or Vegetarian Meal Plans.
○ Pre-portioned ingredients, with step by step instructions that are easy to follow! Ready in 30 minutes or less!
○ Pricing: $9.99-12.99 price per serving (2 people), shipping $6.00, or FREE when you order 3 or more meals per week.
○ Chef’s Plate is a weekly auto-renewing subscription service, which means it will automatically charge you each week and send you food if you do not choose meals, OR choose to skip a week!
○ Skip a week or cancel anytime before the weekly cutoff on Wednesday the week before delivery at 11:59pm EST. You can manage your orders up to 4 weeks in advance!