Purpose
  The Neeed
  Who benefits
  What We Provide
  When to Refer



Partnerships
  Council on Aging
  Champlain Local Health Integration Network
  Alzheimer Society
  Champlian Dementia Network


Resources/Toolkits
  Driving and Dementia
  Observation Visits (.pdf)
  How to find a family physician
  Restraints Resource Guide for the web
  Creating a Senior Friendly Physical Environment in our Hospitals English .pdf, French .pdf

Geriatric Assessment Outreach Teams
  Information sheet
  Intake form
  When to refer

Reaching Out To Isolated Seniors PDF 1, PDF 2

Who Benefits

  • Seniors, typically 75 years of age or more, with complex, multiple health problems, and who depend, or are at risk of depending upon others for activities of daily living. This includes 15% of the population 65 years of age or more, sometimes referred to as the frail elderly,
  • Family caregivers, through education are more able to cope with specific problems, and are linked with appropriate community services.
  • Society, through the reduction of unnecessary human and financial costs associated with many acute and chronic illnesses more commonly affecting seniors.