Ottawa West Aging in Place 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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A Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) is a community where a large proportion of residents are older adults, typically over 60 years old, but the area was not originally designed for older adult living. NORCs Programs offer an adaptable model to meet the health and social needs of diverse and evolving naturally occurring retirement communities.
Grounded in a relational approach, NORCs encourage active participation, enabling residents to take initiative in shaping their community, strengthening neighbour-to-neighbour connections, building trusted relationships and co-creating supports and a network that enables coordinated support across community and health systems.
About this Promising Practice
Ottawa West Aging in Place offers comprehensive supports for older adults living in social housing to reduce barriers to care and help them remain independent in their homes. Working in collaboration with community agencies and healthcare centres, an on-site coordinator helps arrange services such as foot care clinics, Meals on Wheels, transportation to medical appointments, homemaking support and health promotion activities.
Program: Enabling Aging in Place
Location: Ottawa, 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.