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Title: Aging Well in Chilliwack


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Aging Well in Chilliwack
  • Listening to Seniors

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Why promote aging well?
  • Chilliwacks population is aging
  • Support people through a focus on prevention
  • Improve health and wellness services
  • Relieve future pressure on healthcare system
  • Educate people about the implications of
    lifestyle choices
  • Enable older adults to maintain their independence

3
Research Goals
  • To learn what seniors feel are the most
    significant issues that affect their personal
    health and wellbeing
  • To gauge seniors awareness of and their opinions
    on local health and wellness services
  • To hear seniors opinions on ways to improve
    local health and wellness services so they
    reflect seniors values
  • To increase community awareness of existing
    services for seniors
  • To get contributions from seniors, their family
    members and their caregivers to inform the
    planning, development, and delivery of health and
    wellness services

4
Method What we did
  • 8 listening exercises
  • Selected locations frequented by older adults
  • Used an open ended, semi-structured interview
    style
  • Qualitative information

5
Where we went
  • Heritage Village
  • Elder College/UCFV
  • Promontory Lake Estates
  • Coqualeetza Elders Meeting
  • Chilliwack Seniors Recreation Centre
  • Parkholm Place

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Topics Discussed
  • Defined health
  • Seniors values pertaining to their health
  • The challenges seniors face that influence their
    health and inhibit healthy aging
  • How seniors find and access health and wellness
    services
  • Recommendations for improving services for
    seniors
  • Recommendations for enhancing community awareness

7
Health
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Values
  • Independence
  • Family
  • Building relationships
  • Belonging
  • Community
  • Self-worth

9
Challenges
  • Social isolation
  • Social stigma associated with aging
  • Marginal role in society
  • Poor knowledge of available support services
  • Fear of losing independence

10
Finding out about Services
  • Family
  • Physicians inconsistent referrals some doctors
    are better informed
  • Telephone book dialing difficulties
  • Chilliwack Seniors Resource Society

11
Improving Services for Seniors
  • Care for the caregivers more opportunities for
    respite
  • Educate physicians and healthcare professionals
    to maximize referrals
  • One-stop-shop centralize health and wellness
    services for easy access

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Improving Community Awareness of Seniors Services
  • Information must target everyone seniors
    family members need to know what is available
  • Coordinate information through the Chilliwack
    Seniors Resource Society
  • A seniors newspaper or magazine written for
    seniors, by seniors

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Next Steps
  • Researching feasibility of one-stop-shop
  • Exploring ways to improve community awareness of
    services (211 Initiative)
  • Looking for ways to get information to seniors
    families
  • Researching ways to access isolated seniors
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