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Caregiver challenges: Caregiver Survey (2018)
“I am a parent. Trying to constantly find caregivers, support, and services is exhausting.”
“I am getting older and worry about being able to care for my daughter. I want to know what options there are besides my son and group home.”
“Someone worried about my needs as much as my son’s needs.”
For People, Families and Providers:
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- Reena
- Mary Centre – Building a Good Life
- Central Health Line
- Central – Home and Community Care Support Services
- ConnectAbility – Community Living Toronto
- Y S S N – York Support Services Network
- Surrey Place
- Southlake Geriatric Outreach Team
- Choosing Wisely
- D S O – Developmental Services Ontario
- Ontario 211 – Find programs and services in your community
- Alzheimer’s Society of Canada
- Long Term Care Public Reporting
- Centre for Future Planning
- Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
For Providers
Research and Education for Staff to promote cross sectorial training:
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- POGOe – Portal of Geriatrics Online Education
- Community Networks of Specialized Care
- BrainXchange
- Open Future Learning
- L’Arche
- Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities
- University of Chicago – Down Syndrome and Aging
- University of Minnesota
- University of Hertfordshire
- Monash University – (Australia)
- Adapting and Implementing Friendship Supports for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
- National Resource Centre for Supported Decision-Making – (U.S.)
- Hospice Palliative Care Ontario – Health Care Consent Advance Care Planning Advice and Guidance on Best Practices for Health Service Providers and Professionals
- The Butterfly Project: Region of Peel Long-Term Care – (You Tube)
- Developmental Disabilities in Ontario – 3rd Edition – I S B N: 978-0-9731573-1-4
- IASSID–International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities – Special interest group on aging
- Ontario Association Journal of DD
- Canadian Association of Gerontology (C A G)
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Centre (R R T C)
- A Caregiver’s Guide: A Handbook About End-of-Life Care Contact Janet Piercey at jpiercey@hpco.ca
- Mount Sinai Hospital – Resources for engaging with partners, including: Mount Sinai Hospital’s Community Partnership Policy; Community Partnership Policy Worksheet: Assessing & Approving Potential Partnerships; Checklist for Partnership Agreements, Indicators for measuring effectiveness of partnerships
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