Balance of Care Workshop
Event Details
Workshop: The Balance of Care ~ October 16, 2007
Presented by CRNCC and the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) during the OCSA Conference on October 16, 2007.
About the Balance of Care
The Balance of Care (BoC) is currently being applied to the over 800 individuals waiting for long-term care placement in Waterloo, Ontario. For this study, people on the waiting list have been divided into relatively homogenous groups based on four key characteristics: Activity of Daily Living (ADL) impairment, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL) impairment (also referred to as lighter care needs), presence of an informal caregiver in the home, and cognition.
Preliminary findings indicate that a substantial proportion of people on the waiting list are functionally independent in most ADLs (personal hygiene, toilet use, locomotion in the home and eating) and require limited assistance when bathing. The seniors on the waiting list generally have high IADL needs (e.g. housekeeping, meal preparation, medication management and transportation), are cognitively intact and have access to an informal caregiver. Based on this preliminary examination of the data, when using long-term care facility costs as a comparative base, it is estimated that at least one third can be diverted from the waiting list back to the community with an integrated package of care at the same or lower cost to the health care system.
The findings from this study have important policy implications regarding the organization and delivery of care for frail seniors. The methodology is complete and the findings were presented at the Balance of Care Workshop on October 16th.
Speakers
- Dr. David Challis, Professor of Community Care Research and Director, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), UK;
Bio | Presentation
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Audrey Devitt-Wilson, Manager, Outreach Services St. Joseph’s Health Centre-Guelph;
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Janice Paul, Executive Director, K-W Friendship Group for Seniors, and Client Services Manager, Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels;
- Dr. A. Paul Williams, Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto, and Co-Chair, Canadian Research Network for Care in the Community (CRNCC)
Presentation
Web Cast of the symposium is now available. Click here!
Agenda
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| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
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| 4:00pm - 4:30pm |
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Location
Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel, Grand Richmond Ballroom
600 Highway 7 – Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B2
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Workshop Organizers
Canadian research network for care in the community (CRNCC) /
Réseau canadien de recherche pour les soins dans la communauté (RCRSC)
~ Leading knowledge exchange on home and community care ~
CRNCC / RCRSC is an international network of researchers, providers, citizen groups, community organizations, consumers and policy makers. Its goal is to share knowledge and research evidence about the crucial role of community support services within the broader continuum of health and social care. CRNCC / RCRSC is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Ryerson University.
www.crncc.ca
The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA)
The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) supports, promotes and represents the common goals of its members. They provide not-for-profit health and social services that help people live at home in their own communities, across Ontario.
OCSA represents more than 360 community agencies, 25,000 staff and 100,000 volunteers across Ontario. Last year these volunteers donated over 2.5 million hours of service. OCSA works with their members to ensure that issues which affect community services are heard and addressed by government policy makers, other health organizations, the media and the general public.
www.ocsa.on.ca
