Transforming Seniors Care and Support: A Holistic Approach for Better Well-being
Discover the importance of early intervention and prevention in seniors care, focusing on enabling them to stay in their homes/communities longer. Learn from Denmark's success in supporting seniors' social connections, physical activity, and economic security for better health outcomes. Explore the challenges faced by home support services and the impact on emergency services, along with positive examples of collaboration post-Covid-19 to enhance senior support systems.
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REIMAGING SENIORS CARE Marcy Cohen
Reimaging our approach to ALL seniors services Importance of focusing on early intervention and prevention supports: To support seniors to remain in their own homes and communities for longer Not overwhelm the LTC and AL living services given our aging pop. Home support services in combination with Community-Based Seniors Services are the first line of defense
The Evidence is Clear The lessons from Denmark early intervention makes a lasting difference Measures that support seniors to remain socially connected, physically active and economically secure are key to how well we age Socially isolated seniors are at much greater risk of experiencing poor health
The Erosion of Home Support Services over the last 25 years While the number of seniors in BC have increased, services levels have fallen behind. Home support is: More narrowly focus on a limited number specific tasks No opportunity to build relationships/respond to individual needs/problem solve Role, as the eyes and ears of the health system, has been diminished Efforts to increase access in recent years is hopeful, as is the plan to bring home support services into the HAs and rebuild team-based care
Two examples of the impact on Emergency Services Prior to the pandemic and over the last several years, the increasing number of seniors who were ending up in emergency because of a failure to thrive Since the Pandemic and very recently the increased number of seniors coming in with broken ankles and wrists, because they haven t been as able to stay active
Some Positive Examples of people working together in new ways since Covid-19 In Burnaby, the Division of Family Practice is working with community agencies to support vulnerable populations including seniors. This include the HA home health services, who are providing ipads and helping seniors to connect with their physicians and/or community services Increased support from gov t to UW through 211 to support seniors across the province to access food, social connections and get their prescriptions one big learning: the number of low-income isolated seniors who limited access to nutritious food.
Looking forward Reimaging Seniors Care Examples of more integrated ways of thinking about the continuum of seniors care services --- the importance of local and of relationships Ft St John False Creek This will only work if the provincial Ministry of Health takes leadership to ensure that collaboration between HAs, not-for-profit services, primary care providers and communities is the centre piece of their policy framework for seniors care.
