CP@clinic (Université Laval and Dessercom)
Learn more about some of the many approaches that are helping older adults age in place with improved safety, health and quality of life outcomes.
- Topics
- Aging in place
- Cultural Safety
- Health workforce
- Audience
Healthcare leader
Person with lived/living experience
Point of care provider
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Across Canada, teams are developing and adapting approaches that support older adults to age in the places they call home including helping older adults access timely care, prevent avoidable health crises and better navigate health and social systems.
CP@clinic
Instead of reinventing the wheel, this Quebec team adapted a proven model to their local context. In communities where the program has been implemented, the team has had a nearly 25% reduction in 911 calls, helping to lower costs and ease the strain on emergency services.
About this Promising Practice
The first implementation of CP@clinic in Quebec, this initiative was inspired by the original model developed at McMaster University and adapted for the Québec City region. Community paramedics provide chronic disease prevention and management, along with health promotion in buildings operated by municipal housing authorities (OMH). The program aims to reduce social isolation, improve access to primary care and community resources, and decrease avoidable 911 calls through prevention and early intervention.
Program: Enabling Aging in Place
Location: Laval, Quebec
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Enabling Aging in Place
Through the Enabling Aging in Place collaborative, 26 health and social service organizations worked alongside older adults, care partners and community partners to strengthen locally grounded, person-centred approaches shaped by lived experience and real-world conditions. Together, they advanced practical ways to bring care closer to home and support people to live safely and well in their communities.