Inside the Guide

For caregivers, families and service providers
The guide that expedites the search for essential resources for persons with developmental disabilities.

Table of Contents

What is the Purpose of the Guide?

As noted in the Overview section above, the goal of the Guide is to

  • stress the importance of early transitional planning
  • improve social and health outcomes for aging adults with a DD
  • improve timely access for persons with a DD to health and senior services across the
    province
  • improve caregiver knowledge about the healthcare sector and their ongoing responsibilities,
    and
  • improve service integration across the sectors.

The Guide includes resources, discussions and tips, templates and forms. Plain language is used wherever possible.

In addition, the Guide includes points from a key Ministry guideline to consider when planning a transition to Long Term Care, and some links to access information within the Ontario provincial health system and the Ontario Health Teams (OHTs).