Dementia Friendly Life Enrichment Program
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 enhances social connection, physical activity and cognitive engagement to support well-being and independence.
Dementia Friendly Life Enrichment
No matter how much information you have, nothing can prepare you for living with, or caring for someone who lives with dementia. In Saskatchewan, a community program is helping people living with dementia stay connected, supported and engaged in their communities, ultimately delaying their entry into long-term care.
About this Promising Practice
The Short Term Enablement and Planning Suites (STEPS) program supports older adults in acute care who have been designated as requiring an alternate level of care by providing a homelike environment that helps prepare them to transition back into the community or to a new care setting. Using a relational and holistic approach focused on abilitation, the program supports participants in maintaining and building on their existing abilities. STEPS is also supported by the Friends volunteer program, which provides accompaniment and support to help older adults make informed decisions about transitions and accessing services.
Program: Enabling Aging in Place
Location: Yorkton, Saskatchewan
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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.