Transcript ONTARIO PARTNERSHIP ON AGING AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Aging and Developmental Disabilities Project
ONTARIO
PARTNERSHIP
ON AGING AND
DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES (OPADD)
Ron W. Coristine
Forces At Work
 Service Pressures
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Fiscal Constraint
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System Maturation  Collaborative Models
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Demographic Change  Aging Boom
Aging Boom
Of persons with developmental disabilities:
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Longevity
Health issues; dementias
Aging caregivers
Living in the community
Access to programs and services for older
Ontarians
Service Pressures
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Increased regulation
Constrained training budgets
Attracting / retaining qualified staff
Higher needs clients
24% over age 50
50% over age 40
Risk
Collaborative Models
Range of activity extends from
cooperation to amalgamation
The system knows how to engage in
innovative / collaborative ventures
A New Reality
Aging and
Developmental
Disabilities
Front Line Experiences
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Unexplained changes in functioning
Incongruence between programs
offered and people’s needs
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Confusion, frustration
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25% over 50 / 50% over 40
Finding Direction
OPADD
Ontario Partnership on Aging
and Developmental Disabilities
What Is OPADD Trying to Do?
Vision
That older adults with a
developmental disability
have the same rights to
support and services as
all older Ontarians
Principles
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Choice
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Access
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Creative options
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Individualized
planning
Motivation
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Knowledge
Exchange
Service
Improvement
Appropriate support
to older adults with
developmental
disabilities
Local Solutions for
Local Problems
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Cross sector linkages at the agency
level
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Participation of planning bodies
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Agencies retain autonomy
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Build capacity to support older adults
with developmental disabilities
What OPADD Has Done
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Provincial symposium & regional workshops
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Established provincial cross sector body
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Ongoing support to local groups
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Research in transition planning
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U-First! as cross sector training
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Informing Ministries
OPADD Participants
48 organizations and groups
with a commitment to the Vision, Values
and Mission of the Partnership.
OPADD Participants
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Government – federal, provincial, municipal
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Service Providers - long-term care,
developmental services
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Planning and coordinating bodies
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Provincial associations
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Regional and local cross sector groups
The Next Five Years
Building bridges
between:
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Services for older
adults
Services for people
with developmental
disabilities
Regional Workshops
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Planned and hosted
by regional cross
sector groups
Catalyst to regional
planning and local
initiatives
Regional Planning Groups
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Provide regional forums
for cross sector dialogue
Stimulate new local
initiatives
Facilitate communication
between local projects and
OPADD
Information and Education
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Information exchanges
Interactive web site
Quarterly E-zine
Links with educational
institutions to explore
shifts in curriculum
Expand the Perspective
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Support national and international
conferences on aging and developmental
disabilities
Winnipeg 2004
Toronto 2007
Policy
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Inform policy-makers about innovation
and gaps in the system
Foster informed policy-making that
supports realization of our vision and
principles
Reduce Legislative Constraints
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Innovation requires
stepping outside of the
silos
Dialogue between
service providers and
policy makers on
implications for
regulatory change
Ontario Projects Today
Cross Sector:
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Research
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Planning
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Pilot Projects
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Protocols
Stories of Innovation
Building a New Continuum:
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Accessing services/programs for older Ontarians
New innovative services
Adapting existing programs
North West Ontario
NW ADD Committee:
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Evolved from 2000 Symposium
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Cross sector training
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Close ties with academic sector
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Developing demographic profile
Southwest
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Regional ADD Committee being re-formed
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Middlesex Providers Alliance
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Huron Trillium Partnership – protocols & handbooks
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Exploration of Huron Perth Committee on Aging and
Developmental Disabilities
Hamilton Niagara Halton Peel
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Regional ADD
Committee being formed
Coordinated Access
Service highly involved
Peel Long Term Care
Residential Services
Project
Toronto
Toronto developing a
committee on aging
and developmental
disabilities
Central East
CE Cross Sector
Training Committee:
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Growing new knowledge
through cross sector training
events
Reforming Training
Committee into a Regional
ADD Planning Committee
South East
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Strong ties to
academic
community
Establishing a new
Regional ADD
Planning Committee
Champlain Ottawa
Strong leadership from
developmental
services coordination
network to establish a
Regional ADD Planning
Committee
New Horizons
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Cross sector working
relationships
Innovation
Collaboration
System effectiveness
Expanding Options
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Older adult centres
Recreation centres
Supportive seniors housing
Long Term Care Homes
Civic engagement
Elderhomes
Volunteer work
Quality of Life
Assessing present capacity
Monitoring health
Maintaining social relationships
Accessing services and programs
Adapting environment
Changes to routines
Substitute decision-making
The Story Continues
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