NORC Innovation Centre
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The NORC Innovation Centre at UHN is a first-of-its-kind centre advancing new models of social connection and accessible care for older adults.
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Ontario’s current home care system is under-funded, disjointed and not working for the many older adults who rely on it the most. We have a solution.
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#NORC #AgingInPlace #HomeCare #Ontario #PolicyInnovation
Ontario has 2,000 Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs).
A new report from UHN's NORC Innovation Centre explores ways to modernize Ontario's home care delivery by streamlining services in NORCs to offer better and preventative care. 👇
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Our friends over at Toronto Star just released their piece ''Almost like part of the family': How Susan's community keeps her out of hospital and long-term care,” shedding light on our proposed NORC-based home care model.
Moira Welsh beautifully captures Susan's experience with…
Our friends at Hey Neighbour Collective are hosting a webinar next week on 'Housing That Connects Us'!
Learn more here ➡️
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📷Congratulations to Connections50 on their 'Power of Us Micro Grant'! Food always brings people together, but more than that, it means that older adults living alone will have the opportunity to connect with others in hopes of reducing loneliness! #NORC
info.volunteertoronto.ca/PowerOfUsGrants
Our University Health Network NORC Ambassadors make aging in place possible in their communities. We honour them and their contributions to health and well-being during #NationalVolunteerWeek 2024! #Aginginplace volunteers help identify and define what healthy aging looks like for #NORC residents!
More than a third of older Canadians report feeling lonely.
WCH's Rachel Savage (Rachel Savage) and NORC Innovation Centre’s Jen Recknagel spoke about the loneliness epidemic & solutions on Ontario Today. Listen here ⬇️
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Living in a naturally occurring retirement community supported by a program like NORC Innovation Centre means being a part of “a community where their voices and opinions matter,” says Jen Recknagel, director of innovation and design.
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Come check us out at the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation Summit 2024: Defy Dementia on Tuesday, March 26th via #Whova event app. We will have a virtual booth! Baycrest CABHI #CABHIsummit #cabhisummit
More info ⬇️ cabhi.com/summit/
UHN's NORC Innovation Centre was featured in The Walrus' ‘You Don’t Have to Move into a Nursing Home. There’s a Better Way.’ NORC resident Christina agrees and shares: 'NORC is here for what we decide we want and need.'
Read more here 📷 thewalrus.ca/you-dont-have-…
#NORCs #AgingInPlace
“NORC is here for what we decide we want and need.” Ever heard of a naturally occurring retirement community? The idea is to find aging people where they already are—and empower them to advocate for themselves. University Health Network’s NORC Innovation Centre is doing just that.
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On #InternationalWomensDay we recognize #WomensAgeLab Women's College Hospital who ensure that older women, who are often flying under the radar in the health system, are front and centre in health research and clinical care. As older adults age, especially women, we need to pay attention.
providing services for lgbt2sq seniors torontocouncilonaging.com/2024/03/01/pro… via Toronto Council on Aging
'This is really deeply complicated personal work... I agree that we need to pay a living wage.' — Samir Sinha (@SinaiHealth University Health Network) on recruiting new PSWs. Tonight with Pat Armstrong (@YorkUSoci), Sharleen Stewart (@SEIUHealthCan) & Steve Paikin | Producer Mike Attenborough #onhealth
