Category: Aging
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Co-creating a new model of long-term care home for older adults experiencing homelessness: Long-term caring
Summary More than 25% of people experiencing homelessness in Canada are older adults (>50 years); in Toronto alone, more than 3000 adults older than 50 years are homeless. They are at higher risk of adverse outcomes such as death compared with people who have stable housing. These numbers grew during COVID-19 because of the increased…
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Wellness Hub
Summary Long-term care homes (LTCH) and Retirement homes (RH) were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. In Canada, more than 80% of COVID-related deaths were associated with LTCH, and in Ontario, more than 60% of COVID-related deaths were LTCH residents. LTCH/RH staff were also at an increased risk. It was imperative to understand the individual-, household-, neighbourhood-…
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Assessing a specialized geriatric care outreach initiative
Summary Many older adults in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are in unaffordable living situations and/or are experiencing multimorbidity. This, coupled with a lack of supportive housing options, leaves this population at high risk of homelessness and inappropriate placement in shelters. The purpose of this study is to evaluate an outreach initiative that provides specialized…
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Collaboration with Singapore Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Summary We have an ongoing collaboration with Singapore’s Geriatric Education and Research Institute. This collaboration has included developing and delivering training on implementation for institute members and providing knowledge translation coaching and feedback for research teams. Funded By Principal Investigators Co-Investigators KTP Project Staff
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Evaluating the impact of resource navigators to support long-term care and retirement home staff during and beyond COVID-19
Study Recruitment Materials https://redcap.smh.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=HMMMHM3KJ4J7AETW Summary The aim of this project is to better understand how best to provide support to long-term care home (LTCH) and retirement home (RH) staff during and beyond the pandemic to ensure their health and wellness. Participating will involve the completion of two surveys (at the start and end of your…
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Models of care
Summary The Knowledge Translation Program and Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) identified innovative and promising models of care that were implemented in long-term care homes (LTCHs) during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided suggestions on best practices that could be integrated into LTCHs to potentially improve resident care. The project included a quantitative survey and semi- structured…
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Healthy aging in older adults – Priority setting
Summary The Healthy Aging in Older Adults Priority Setting Project is a research study to identify health topics that are important to older adults. The goal of this study is to develop and prioritize a list of research questions that aim to improve health and support healthy aging research for older adults. We will develop…
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Interventions for social isolation in older adults who have experienced a fall or are at risk of falling: A systematic review
Summary This study aims to identify effective interventions to prevent or mitigate social isolation and/or loneliness in older adults who experienced a fall. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff *Patient Partner: These individuals could be patients (an individual with a health condition), family members of a patient (e.g. parent, spouse,…