09 Jul 18:00
One of the goals of the Activity and Aging CoP is to educate and advocate on behalf of frail older adults living in care homes for the purpose of establishing realistic, outcome- focused program guidelines that can help provide benchmarks for activity program effectiveness for all homes in Canada. This will be done through the collaborative development of Policy, Procedures and Practice Guidelines for care facilities, specifically for Adult Day Programs and Long-Term Care settings. These recommended guidelines have been brought to you as a direct result of the support and active involvement of key stakeholders - organizations and motivated individuals working in the field of activity programming for the older person. The Activity and Aging Community of Practice would like to extend appreciation to the following organizations and individuals for working with us to ensure these guidelines are practical and meaningful.
09 Jul 18:00
One of the goals of the Activity and Aging CoP is to educate and advocate on behalf of frail older adults living in care homes for the purpose of establishing realistic, outcome- focused program guidelines that can help provide benchmarks for activity program effectiveness for all homes in Canada. This will be done through the collaborative development of Policy, Procedures and Practice Guidelines for care facilities, specifically for Adult Day Programs and Long-Term Care settings. These recommended guidelines have been brought to you as a direct result of the support and active involvement of key stakeholders - organizations and motivated individuals working in the field of activity programming for the older person. The Activity and Aging Community of Practice would like to extend appreciation to the following organizations and individuals for working with us to ensure these guidelines are practical and meaningful.
09 Jul 15:53
Why are outcome-based guidelines for physical activity needed? Scientific evidence suggests that regular physical activity can dramatically influence the health and well-being of people of all ages and abilities (Cress et al., 2005), including the frail elderly living in Ontario’s long-term care homes. Currently in Ontario there are no evidence-based practice guidelines available to support outcome- based physical activity programming for seniors living in long term care homes. Yet, as the population ages and the demands are increased on our long-term care system, physical activity programming that focuses on improving the restorative and functional outcomes of older adults will be critical to maintaining stability in the health system and improving quality of care.
09 Jul 15:53
Why are outcome-based guidelines for physical activity needed? Scientific evidence suggests that regular physical activity can dramatically influence the health and well-being of people of all ages and abilities (Cress et al., 2005), including the frail elderly living in Ontario’s long-term care homes. Currently in Ontario there are no evidence-based practice guidelines available to support outcome- based physical activity programming for seniors living in long term care homes. Yet, as the population ages and the demands are increased on our long-term care system, physical activity programming that focuses on improving the restorative and functional outcomes of older adults will be critical to maintaining stability in the health system and improving quality of care.
13 Jul 17:52
Lessons Learned, Challenges and Opportunities
29 Jul 16:58
Outcome-Focused Physical Activity Programming in Long-Term Care Homes
29 Jul 17:07
A guide for people working with older adults
08 Feb 17:33
Regular physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, some types of cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, depression, stress and anxiety. As well, strong evidence suggests that higher levels of physical activity are associated with health benefits; in fact, the more activity, the greater the health benefit. To determine whether Canadians are sufficiently active to obtain health benefits, the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) used accelerometers to collect the first time-sequenced objective measures of physical activity for a nationally representative sample of 6- to 79-year-olds.