12 Steps to Stair Safety
Public Health Agency of Canada
A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario
Advanced Dementia: A Guide for Families
A guide providing information to the family members and individuals responsible for making health care decisions for patients with advanced dementia.
Assistive Devices Program
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
BC Home Exercise Program
Champlain HealthLine – Falls Prevention
How to Talk to Family Members about Advanced Dementia: A Guide for Health Care Professionals
A user guide designed for health care providers who support families making treatment decisions for patients with advanced dementia. This recourse is a companion piece to the booklet “Advanced Dementia: A Guide for Families,”
Ontario Telehealth Network (OTN) Geriatrics Learning Centre
The Ontario Geriatrics Learning Centre is a collaborative online space where leading Ontario healthcare professionals have been invited to share their knowledge and expertise with those caring for the elderly. The site features on-demand, high-quality lectures which cover a range of topics within three knowledge categories.
Specialized geriatrics services for falls assessment including falls prevention clinics
Suggestions to Avoid Falls in Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital, 2008
The West End Integrated Falls Coaltion – Ottawa
WEIFC works with seniors, health service and community agencies to reduce the number of falls and their impact on seniors, their caregivers and the health care system
Timed Up and Go Fact Sheet
Which exercise program is best for me? – Ottawa
Which exercise program is best for me? – Renfrew County and District
Which exercise program is best for me? – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry and Prescott-Russell
You Can Prevent Falls
Service Ontario
You May Be at Risk – Sedative-hypnotic drugs
Test your knowledge. Your medication is in a family of drugs that bind to the receptors in the brain that cause sedation. Sedative-hypnotic drugs can be highly addictive and can cause many side effects.
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