Connection, housing and care: Redefining caring for older adults

Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population

How can we plan communities of care that work across diverse settings, while balancing the immediate needs of today’s older adults with planning for future generations?

In this episode, we explore redefining seniors’ care. From balancing immediate needs with long-term planning to fostering models of care that prioritize connection, housing and care, this conversation highlights the power of bold ideas and local leadership.

Listen as Donna Duncan sits down with Aimée Foreman, aging care advisor and CEO of Silvermark based in New Brunswick, Canada.

Discover how a small province with big ideas is charting a path toward a better future for seniors.

Resources:

• Tamarack Institute Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in Canada
• interRAI collaborative network of researchers and practitioners in over 35 countries committed to promoting evidence-informed clinical practice and policy decision-making
• In our discussion, Aimée mentions innovative models of care across Canada and around the world. Learn more about these programs:
• Nursing Home Without Walls initiative created in New Brunswick, now receiving support from Healthcare Excellence Canada to spread and scale
• iGen Intergenerational Learning Classroom, a grade 6 classroom embedded into the Sherbrooke Community Centre in British Columbia
• The Oromocto development project recently announced in New Brunswick that will be constructed with four households, 15 residents per household.
• Humanitas Deventer and their student live-in program in the Netherlands
• The Hogeweyk Dementia Village in the Netherlands
• Trent University Integrated Seniors Village in partnership with peopleCare Communities development project (and listen to our podcast episode here)
• University of Calgary Brenda Strafford Centre on Aging

This episode was generously sponsored by our Sector Champion, StaffStat.