Policy and Planning
Now Featuring:
Education and Presentations:
- Balance of Care Policy Implications for Aging in Place, Frances Morton and A. Paul Williams Professor, U of T
- Bill 168: Workplace Violence and Harassment, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Patti Boucher, Public Services Health & Safety Association
- Respect, Recovery, Resilience, Scott Dudgeon and Dr. Ken Le Clair (related documents/ resouces: Full Report, Part One - Feb. 14th, '11 Summary, Part Two - Mar 8th '11, Presentation Slides, Age Friendly Communities: Launch of the Web-Based Tool, People First Canada)
- New Long-Term Care Homes Act (LTCHA) - Moving Forward, Jane E. Meadus, ACE, Presentation, ACE Newsletter LTCHA Insert, Changes on Elgiblity for LTC, Residents Rights, full text of the new LTCHA, visit www.e-laws.gov.on.ca
- Ontario Caregiver Coalition - Advancing the interests of caregivers, Joan Lesmond, SEHC and Kim Steele, MS Society (related documents: Initial Advocacy Strategy and Plan, Terms of Reference, Think Tank, Policy Options for Inclusion in the 2009 Budget)
- Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society- An Overview, Presenter: David Harvey, ASO (related documents: Executive Summary, Full Report)
- Virtual Policy Series on Dementia:
- Session 1: Heading Towards Change: Policy Recommendations (Webinar Recording): Setting the Context, Larry Chambers, Scientist, Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute; Balance of Care for Older Persons in Ontario: Emerging Policy Directions, A. Paul Williams UofT
- Session 2: Emerging Evidence: Moving from Paper to Policy (Webinar Recording): ICES Reports, Susan Bronskill, ICES; CIHI Report, Cheryl Gula, CIHI; Overview, Frank Molnar, Champlain Dementia Network
- Session 3: Connecting the Dots: Moving Towards Better Dementia Care (Webinar Recording), Overview, Jacquie Micallef, ASO; Moving Policy to Action, James Meloche, Central East LHIN
- Reading List
- Wired for Success: Toward an Ontario Brain Strategy, Kent Bassett-Spiers, ONF and Shannon MacDonald, NHCC
Resources
- 10by20: Ontario action plan for dementia, ASO
- A Guide to Promising Practices and Indicators for Caregiver Education and Support Programs Report, St. Elizabeth
Caring For Our Aging Population and Addressing Alternate Level of Care, Dr. David Walker, Provincial ALC Lead
- Canada's Aging Population: Seizing the Opportunity Report, Special Senate Committee on Aging
- Co-Creating a Mental Health & Addictions Research Agenda for Ontario, OMAKEN
- Dementia in the Workplace Overview, ASO
- Every Door is the Right Door, Towards a 10-Year Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
- Four Pillars: Recommendations for Achieving a High Performing Health System, OACCAC, OHA
- From Hospital to Home: the Transition of Alternate Level of Care and Long-Stay Mental Health Clients
- Guidelines for Care: Person-centred care of people with dementia living in care homes, ASC
- Get involved (resources), ASO
- Health Human Resources Strategy, ASTP
- Living Longer, Living Well Report, Dr. Samir K. Sinha
- Long-Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety Report and Action Plan
- Health System Use by Frail Ontario Seniors: An In-Depth Examination of Four Vulnerable Cohorts, ICES
- New Directions for Facility-Based Long Term Care, The Canadian Healthcare Association
- Ontario's Action Plan for Seniors, Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat
- Ontario's Alzheimer Strategy,
- Open Minds, Healthy Minds Ontario's Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
- Pressing Needs and Emerging Possibilities: The Dementia Challenge
- Projected Prevalence of Dementia: Ontario's Local Health Integration Networks
- Promising Practices and Indicators for Caregiver Education and Support Report, St. Elizabeth
- Respect, Recovery, Resilience: Recommendations for Ontario's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
- Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society, Alzheimer Society
- WHO report: Dementia: a public health priority
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