Network November 13, 2013 Kiwanis Senior’s Community Centre

networkNovember 13, 2013 Kiwanis Senior’s Community Centre

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Agenda

• Welcome

• Working Group Year 1 Updates

3:00 pm BREAK

• Working Group Year 1 Updates

• Age Friendly London Survey Update

• Next Network Meeting Dates

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VISIONA diverse, vibrant, caring and healthy community which empowers all individuals to age well and have opportunities to achieve their full potential.

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Updates

• Age Friendly London Network launched May 2013– Currently 147 members and over 40 organizations– Still looking for members on many of the Working Groups– Continued need for support at the Working Group meetings –

note taking, followup on tasks etc.

• Michelle Dellamora new Age Friendly Coordinator at the City of London supporting Paul and Donna for the next few months

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Updates

• Presentation to the 2nd International Conference on Age Friendly Cities, Quebec Sept. 9-11 Theme: Living & Aging Together in Our Community– Met with many other communities from across Canada and

around the world who are doing similar work

• International Federation on Ageing – International Istanbul Initiative on Ageing – Age Friendly Cities and Communities Innovation Awards submission of application and video

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Sharing

– WHO Age Friendly Cities Network– International Council on Active Aging– International Federation of Aging– Association of American Retired Persons– Pan Canadian Age Friendly Communities Network, Public Health

Agency of Canada– Federation of Canadian Municipalities– Canadian Urban Institute– Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation– Ontario Seniors Secretariat– Association of Municipalities of Ontario– Age Friendly Communities (Waterloo)– Institute for Research on Public Policy (Toronto)

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Sharing our Message

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Working Group Updates

• Co-Chairs to present today on the Year 1 activities they are undertaking

• Next meeting in March you will be able to share in much more detail some of the great work happening in your Working Groups

• Handout of Year 1 Updates

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Age Friendly London Network

Age Friendly London

Network

Outdoor Spaces & Buildings

Housing

Transportation

Social Participation

Respect & Social Inclusion

Civic Participation & Employment

Communication & Information

Community Support &

Health Services

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Development of multi-purpose recreation /community centres

oInvolve working group in broad consultation in update to Parks and

Recreation Strategic Master Plan in 2014

Support Adopt-A-Park

oChallenge to Network!

Support Clean and Green Initiative

Support Walk to Shop

In new or repurposed community centres:

oOlder adults participate in design

oAccessibility standards met or exceeded

oOlder adult program needs are considered in design

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Investigate Age Friendly Park Design (YEAR 2 Project)

oStudent Project – Literature Scan and Parks Survey

Improve sharing of pathway and trail systems for pedestrians and others

Develop rules for electric bikes using pathways and trails

oAmendment to Parks By-Law (this fall)

Identify priority areas in city that need improved connectivity of sidewalks, trails and pathways

oReview current coverage and map plans for pathway expansion

oIdentify priority areas and advocate for projects

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Increase number of benches along trails and pathwaysoInventory current locations of benches and prioritize areas of need for

2014 oBuild awareness of Commemorative Bench program and sponsorship

and advertising opportunities

Improve readability of street signs

oRefer to Transportation Working Group

Investigate best practices around Age Friendly BusinessesoStudent project completed best practices documentoReview document

Increase number of community gardens

oStrategic Plan under development

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Transportation

Develop comprehensive document to raise awareness of transportation supports available to older adults

o Co-chair provided committee with copy of London & Area Transportation Information brochure from the Seniors Community Association for review and possible incorporation into “Spectrum” magazine

Encourage community partners to engage LTC through Get On Board program

Work with LTC to hold yearly Town Hall meetingso LTC has been holding Town Hall meetings since 2012

Older adult representative on the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee

o Bonnie Quesnel, a member of this committee, is co-chair of APTSAC.

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Transportation

Develop education & training program for drivers (LTC, taxis etc.) o Training to deal with passengers with disabilities and mobility

aids, as well as older passengers is already provided by LTC.

o Committee must engage taxi licencing group to develop training for taxi industry (assuming that it isn’t already provided).

Improve pedestrian safety at crossingso Discussion at committee that CoL has already taken steps to

improve safety: installation of countdown timers, tactile surfaces at sidewalk approaches, etc.

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Transportation

Work to still be addressed:

• Petition province to change traffic laws to improve pedestrian & cyclist safety at roundabouts

• Increase, improve, and maintain bike lanes and paths

• Provide more bicycle parking

• Consider longer maximum times on downtown parking meters

• Advocate malls and hospitals to set aside spaces for seniors only parking

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Housing

Older adult participation in community Housing Strategy updates

o Invitation to AFL Housing working group to attend National

Housing Day event to hear about 10 year Homeless Prevention &

Housing Plan

Update Housing Directory to include definitions & accessible &

subsidized housing

o Reviewing current directories for suggested AFL amendments

Investigate potential housing models/options/best practices for older adults

o Discussions with UWO to recruit student researchers

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• Inventory available space in neighbourhoods including churches, schools, apartment buildings, libraries, city facilities, retirement homes o London Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership, Health and

Wellbeing sub-committee is mapping shared spaces for recreation and leisure opportunities currently and will be sharing this info with the committee

• Foster partnerships and improve access to spaceo Update the current recreation and leisure guide to get a better

idea of possible partnerships that can be developed

• Advertise age friendly amenities of facilities o Follow up with the Older Adult Centres Association of Ontario

standards to see if this fits with AF initiatives

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• Investigate opportunities to continue support for Seniors Neighbourhood Advisory Councils (SNACs)o Invite SNAC co-ordinators to committee

• Develop a program that matches immigrant /newcomer seniors with other Londoners to assist in engagement and participation o A committee has been formed to look at isolated and immigrant

seniors needs

• Develop a “Doors Open” event for older adults (facilities, services, retirement homes etc.) (YEAR 2 Project)o We are currently looking at the Recreation and Leisure fair

(REXPO) to see if we can expand this

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Hold an annual Age Friendly London Conferenceo The Council for London Seniors is currently discussing

hosting the next conference again for June 2014

Develop more opportunities for older adults to learn about technology from other older adults

o We have compiled a list of what is currently available and discussed how these centres can share resources

Determine the program and service needs and barriers to participation of isolated seniors through a survey/research (YEAR 2 Project)

o Currently working with UWO students who are investigating a rating system

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Expand LEAP (Leisure Education Awareness Program) program to train other groups to follow the approach to bring people into activities through transition approaches

o Currently looking at satellite locations

Encourage large building managers/landlords to have greater connection to their senior residents

o Follow-up with London Housing, who is looking into what is offered in their buildings

o Connect with the Cherryhill Healthy Aging Program (VON) regarding Wellness Link program in various buildings

Identify which facilities/ gathering places could serve as key places to go to find information and get connected

o We have identified a number of key places

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Review of current intergenerational programs & identify best practices

o Identify programs that may be relevant to our community and interview seniors for their inputoMake recommendations on programs that may be

implemented or enhanced in our community

Inventory events that recognize senior accomplishments in our community as well as other communities

oIdentify a strategy that we may want to implement

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Work still to be addressed:

• Create an Advocacy committee of the Network that can coordinate work to Stop Ageism

• Encourage seniors & support networks to become educated & empowered

• Provide family education sessions on how to support aging family members

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Identify Key Networks for Working Group

Civic Participation: • Pillar Nonprofit Network• London and Area Association for Volunteer Administration

(LAVA)

Employment: • Over 55 (London) Inc.• Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex

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Civic Participation Focus for Year 1

Research Barriers & Benefits of Volunteering:

• Recruited Western Health Sciences 4th Year Students (Gerontology in Practice)

• Completed literature scan, focus group, and a series of interviews of older persons

• Engaged Rogers TV to produce a valuable promotional video promoting volunteerism

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Employment Focus for Year 1

Investigate community and online resources:

• Identified training and employment opportunities for older adults

• Compiled agency connections for potential workers facing barriers to employment

• Listed relevant organizations and web links

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Civic Participation & Employment Nonprofits across Canada and in The Forest City

Health

Social Services

FaithEnvironment

Sports & Recreation

Education &

Research

Volunteerism & Fundraising

Arts &

Culture

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Community Support & Health Services

Develop a broad working definition of caregiver & identify caregiver needso Have identified a broad definition of caregivingo Identified significant information resources for caregiverso Gain understanding of any significant gaps in support.

Review comprehensiveness of information available on the Caregiver Exchange

o Strategize how the information is made aware of and available to caregivers.

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Investigate opportunities for respite care in London & raise awareness of these opportunities

o Review existing wait times for services.o Review costs involved and if it acts as a barrier.o Determine how the present information is known and available to

the public.

Amend Zoning By-Law definition of daycare to include adult caregivingo Completed

Investigate development of a phone or visitor “check-in” service for isolated older adults

o Determine whether telephone check-in services do exist and if so to whom and how they operate and their funding source.

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Raise awareness & monitor implementation of the Senior Friendly Hospitals Framework

o Contact key representatives at LHSC and SJHC

Create a comprehensive list of home care supports availableo Link with the Information Task Group to strategize how the

information is made available to the public.

Coordination of prevention & education opportunities related to health promotion through Stepping Out Safety Partnership

o Contact the Stepping Out Safely Program

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Work to still be addressed:

• Develop a volunteer program for multi-lingual ‘system navigators’

• Investigate best practices and develop education series on self-managed healthcare

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Connect with Information London/thehealthline.ca/Savvy Seniors/Senior’s Helpline/2-1-1 to determine scope of information available

o Materials collected & sources documented with WG membership reflective of key community partners

Coordinate efforts around access to information across the communityoDiscussion & research has commenced re: future One-Stop Sr. Info

locationsoPossible service providers have been identified & further

discussion is plannedoYr. 3 objective of updating & publishing the Healthline’s Seniors

Scene achieved

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Identify what information older adults are looking for & how they prefer to access it

o WG has brainstormed attributes of information needed & further details required from AFL baseline survey & subject-specific Working Groups

o Closer collaboration with all WGs & community through minutes & meetings to be pursued

Create a Facebook page for older adults to share information & ideasoDeferred until revamped COL website can be reviewed

o Considering use of e-blasts and COL website as a more sustainable option

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Investigate possibility of creating a Seniors’-only Spectrum & sorting by neighbourhood

o Past Spectrum editions have been reviewed & recommendations for improvement noted (program order, format, font size & colour & search capabilities all identified) – meeting to be held with Spectrum staff in Jan. /14 to cultivate advisory relationship

Provide agencies & organizations with networking opportunitieso C & I WG membership includes key information providerso Future plans include increased collaboration with other AFLN

Working Groups & outreach to other community associations & networks

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New Item: Develop a branding strategy (create AFL logo, communications plan)

o Sub-committee of WG formed to advise on usage, best method for development & design

o Rough logo drafts have been selected for consideration by full AFLN at Nov. mtg.

o C & I WG consulted on content/format of AFLN communications materials

o More discussion needed on C & I WG involvement in communications plan

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Age Friendly Survey Results

3,000 mail out surveys in April, 2013

3,000 Snowball (convenience) sampling began in May 2013

A total of 697 surveys were returned 322 from mail-out 375 from snowball

Mail-out response rate of 10.7% completed

Surveys missing over 20% of responses were excluded from analysis. 21 surveys eliminated

Total of 676 included in analysis

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Age Friendly Survey Results

Michelle Dellamora City of London Age Friendly Coordinator

[email protected](519)-661-2500 ext 7208

mailto:[email protected]

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Network Check-in MeetingTuesday, March 4, 2014

@ 2:00 – 4:00pm

Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre

Annual Network MeetingThursday June 19, 2014

@ 2:00 – 4:00pm

Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre

Check www.london.ca/agefriendly for upcoming meeting dates and notes

http://www.london.ca/agefriendly

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Network November 13, 2013 Kiwanis Senior’s Community Centre