In Year 1, a joint strategic plan and operational plan to achieve the G&A OHT strategic plan will be developed. Included in this will be the identification of the sequencing of additional priority populations (based on data & need). Additional partnership and services will then be added to the G&A OHT partnership accordingly.
We will take a needs-based approach to expanding the integrated services and partnership within to our OHT, informed by our Year 1 Strategic Plan. As these needs are not yet defined, and strategic plan not yet in place, attempting to predict the next phases of partnership and service inclusion would at this stage be premature.
Aligned with this needs based approach, we anticipate that addressing the needs of frail seniors will be identified in our strategic plan as being a Year 2 priority population. It is projected that by 2031, Guelph will have almost 53,000 adults aged 55 years and older, representing 30% of all residents. That’s close to 23,000 more, older adults than in 2011 (https://guelph.ca/plans-and-strategies/older-adult-strategy/). We believe that the OHT concept, and our IPCT model in particular, are ideal to address the emerging tsunami of frail seniors who will require coordinated, team based care to address their complex and unique needs. In anticipation of this, we have and will continue to collaborate with our local partners who deliver care to frail seniors. This includes the Waterloo Wellington Older Adult Strategy that is currently reviewing and improving existing services for frail seniors in our region.
In Year 1, a joint strategic plan and operational plan to achieve the G&A OHT strategic plan will be developed. Included in this will be the identification of the sequencing of additional priority populations (based on data & need). Additional partnership and services will then be added to the G&A OHT partnership accordingly.
We will take a needs-based approach to expanding the integrated services and partnership within to our OHT, informed by our Year 1 Strategic Plan. As these needs are not yet defined, and strategic plan not yet in place, attempting to predict the next phases of partnership and service inclusion would at this stage be premature.
Aligned with this needs based approach, we anticipate that addressing the needs of frail seniors will be identified in our strategic plan as being a Year 2 priority population. It is projected that by 2031, Guelph will have almost 53,000 adults aged 55 years and older, representing 30% of all residents. That’s close to 23,000 more, older adults than in 2011 (https://guelph.ca/plans-and-strategies/older-adult-strategy/). We believe that the OHT concept, and our IPCT model in particular, are ideal to address the emerging tsunami of frail seniors who will require coordinated, team based care to address their complex and unique needs. In anticipation of this, we have and will continue to collaborate with our local partners who deliver care to frail seniors. This includes the Waterloo Wellington Older Adult Strategy that is currently reviewing and improving existing services for frail seniors in our region.
We have and will continue to accept all organizations who are interested in becoming collaborating partners. We are committed to engaging and informing these partners as they have a key role in ensuring our plans and progress remain inclusive and considerate of the needs of ALL G&A residents and in becoming more active partners as we mature. We are also committed to inclusiveness and transparency and will continue to engage ALL partners, regardless of partnership status, in the design, planning and implementation of service delivery integrations. We will employ a variety of mechanisms to do this including (but not limited to) monthly updates via email, posting documents and other information on our website and inviting active partner contributions on all aspects of our OHT development. We are very proud that we have all primary care providers in our OHT involved and we believe this to be one of the most critical success factors for the OHT model.
In Year 1, a joint strategic plan and operational plan to achieve the G&A OHT strategic plan will be developed. Included in this will be the identification of the sequencing of additional priority populations (based on data & need). Additional partnership and services will then be added to the G&A OHT partnership accordingly.
We will take a needs-based approach to expanding the integrated services and partnership within to our OHT, informed by our Year 1 Strategic Plan. As these needs are not yet defined, and strategic plan not yet in place, attempting to predict the next phases of partnership and service inclusion would at this stage be premature.
Aligned with this needs based approach, we anticipate that addressing the needs of frail seniors will be identified in our strategic plan as being a Year 2 priority population. It is projected that by 2031, Guelph will have almost 53,000 adults aged 55 years and older, representing 30% of all residents. That’s close to 23,000 more, older adults than in 2011 (https://guelph.ca/plans-and-strategies/older-adult-strategy/). We believe that the OHT concept, and our IPCT model in particular, are ideal to address the emerging tsunami of frail seniors who will require coordinated, team based care to address their complex and unique needs. In anticipation of this, we have and will continue to collaborate with our local partners who deliver care to frail seniors. This includes the Waterloo Wellington Older Adult Strategy that is currently reviewing and improving existing services for frail seniors in our region.
We have and will continue to accept all organizations who are interested in becoming collaborating partners. We are committed to engaging and informing these partners as they have a key role in ensuring our plans and progress remain inclusive and considerate of the needs of ALL G&A residents and in becoming more active partners as we mature. We are also committed to inclusiveness and transparency and will continue to engage ALL partners, regardless of partnership status, in the design, planning and implementation of service delivery integrations. We will employ a variety of mechanisms to do this including (but not limited to) monthly updates via email, posting documents and other information on our website and inviting active partner contributions on all aspects of our OHT development. We are very proud that we have all primary care providers in our OHT involved and we believe this to be one of the most critical success factors for the OHT model.
We have and will continue to accept all organizations who are interested in becoming collaborating partners. We are committed to engaging and informing these partners as they have a key role in ensuring our plans and progress remain inclusive and considerate of the needs of ALL G&A residents and in becoming more active partners as we mature. We are also committed to inclusiveness and transparency and will continue to engage ALL partners, regardless of partnership status, in the design, planning and implementation of service delivery integrations. We will employ a variety of mechanisms to do this including (but not limited to) monthly updates via email, posting documents and other information on our website and inviting active partner contributions on all aspects of our OHT development. We are very proud that we have all primary care providers in our OHT involved and we believe this to be one of the most critical success factors for the OHT model.