b'SENIORS CAREcare needs age at home, and to fast- afford retirement housing or privateExcerpted from How to support our track access to long-term care forhome care, and who are not able tofrail elderly: Suggested action plan, those who really need it. find their way into long-term care. a collective report by the Ontario Key recommendations are groupedA key to the success of expandingCaregiver Organization, Ontario into four zones: many of the models highlighted Hospital Association, Ontario Long above will be the stabilization andTerm Care Association, AdvantAge Expand services to enableexpansion of health human resourcesOntario, Ontario College of Family people to age at home across the province, in both urban Physicians, Canadian Mental Health Expand initiatives for long-term careand particularly rural areasand inAssociation (Ontario Division), Ontario to work in partnership to providethe longer-term, the enablementservices to people living in of real-time patient data andCommunity Support Association, and the community. information exchange and improved Home Care Ontario. A copy of the system navigation. LTCT report is available at oltca.com. Build capacity in home care to meet high acuity needs as the level of care complexity and care requirements have been substantially increasing.Expand preventative communitycare to keep elderly people healthier longer. Ensure all Ontarians have access toprimary care services delivered bya team.Expand mental health andaddictions supports.Utilize digital monitoring technologies to help older adults and their caregivers feel safe and supported at home. Strengthen respite, mental health,and peer support for caregivers. Prioritize those with the highest needs to access long-term care and avoid admission to hospitalFulfill the governmentscommitment to redevelop 30,000 existing beds and build 30,000new ones. Expand admission to long-term care from the community.Bridge services to get people out of hospital and back homeExpand transitional care units toenable alternate level of care (ALC) patients to move out of hospital. Expand supportive and community housingExpand existing supportive andaffordable housing to help elderly people to continue to live in the community, for people who cannot www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 43'