Integrated Care Team for Older Adults
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.
About this Promising Practice
KW4 ICT is an integrated care model that brings specialized services into primary care to better support older adults with complex health needs. By providing more coordinated and accessible care, the initiative helps reduce avoidable emergency department visits, streamline waitlists, and support the well-being of older adults and their caregivers.
Program: Enabling Aging in Place
Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
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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.