AGE FRIENDLY BROCKVILLE WORKSHOP # 2

May 24, 2017 Boardwalk Business Centre

Brockville, Ontario

Age Friendly Brockville Steering Committee

Harold Hess

Tina Montgomery

Jeneatha Oxley

Mel Campbell

Staff Dawn Edgley

Facilitator Judi Baril, The NFP Coach

1) Welcome

2) Update on AF status and funding availability

3) Review of Workshop # 1

4) Discussion on Priority 1, how to set goals and how to prioritize?

5) Group work on Priorities and group presentations

6) Discussion on path forward, readiness to apply to WHO

7) Closing

In an age-friendly community, policies, programs, services and environments support and enable people to age actively.

As all communities are unique they may take different approaches to achieving age-friendliness. However, all age-friendly communities share some common values.

An age-friendly community:

Recognizes the wide range of capacities and resources among older people

Anticipates and responds flexibly to aging-related needs and preferences

Respects decisions and lifestyle choice of older adults

Supports the older adults who are most vulnerable

Promotes the participation of older adults and encourage their contributions to all

aspects of community life.

Agenda Agenda

Unfortunately the Province has not included Age Friendly Funding in this current plan. We are hopeful that

they may reconsider and hopefully they will flow money to AF initiatives in the fall. Currently there is still a

lot of work ongoing.

Currently the work proceeds:

Elder Abuse - 'It's Not Right' - An AF Brockville Action Plan commitment

o Planning the ANNUAL SENIORS BREAKFAST June 15th(National Elder Abuse Awareness

Day) o First planning meeting will be held on Thursday May 4th, 12:00 Tall Ships Restaurant

(invitation to join the planning meeting goes out today) o Secured funding: $1,000 from Bridlewood and $500.00 from TD Bank (great!)

o I have secured a professional marketer who is new to town and agreed to volunteer to do the marketing for the event

Mapping Local Health Services / Long Term Care Plan (Leeds & Grenville Seniors Care Strategy)

o Organizing and meeting with sub-committee monthly. In addition to myself, committee includes: Deb Steele, Alfred O'Rourke, Jane VanderBarren, Tina Montgomery, Michael Jiggens,

Kathy Fry o I have been doing the meeting planning, documenting, sourcing information and mapping o Results will be presented to the Leeds & Grenville Seniors Care Strategy committee headed by

Steve Clark

Documented assessment of AF physical structure and features within the city of Brockville. o Dawn and Leslie White

o Upon completion, report will be forwarded to city of Brockville for review o Report will be used as a tool as steering committee as we develop short/mid/long term action

items based on priorities and what is attainable

Seniors On-Line Communication Hub, City of Brockville (An AF Brockville Action Item / AF Element: Communication and Information)

o We will find out if our grant has been approved in early June. If it is, I will be leading a New Horizons funded project of $8,000 that will help seniors connect with services, amenities,

groups, clubs, churches, volunteer opportunities ect. It will be an online hub only (funding does not provide enough for print) through social media and website. The website hub will be the Seniors Section of City of Brockville's Website which will advance the city's seniors section of the website. We aim to make this section more appealing with content and link that are important to residents, visitors and those looking to relocate to the city. Dawn will work with Leslie White throughout the process

AF Brockville Research Program with Trent University Students

o TEAM: Leslie White / Dawn Edgley / Dr. Elizabeth Russell / 3 Trent University Students o Students currently participating in an Aging course at Trent University are developing a report

which includes recommendations for our AFBrockville Action Plan based on advanced research, interviews and comparative analysis of communities with similar characteristics at diverse

stages in their AF planning. Presentation to city council and outcome will be included in our AFB Action Plan.

AF Brockville administrative duties

o Duties associate to the above o 'How Age Friendly Is Brockville' analyze and document the survey results from 150+ senior

residents for city management / council o Plan AFB steering committee meetings o Participate in AF Regional Meeting (June 18)

o Structuring of steering committee, sub-committees (Judi Baril leading 2-3 strategic planning sessions)

o Website updates o Presentations for various groups / clubs on AF communities o Continued efforts to engage the community and partner with stakeholders

Update on Funding

The first workshop focused on moving forward.

An introduction to the 8 Domains that are required to be an Age Friendly community.

The eight domains are:

1. Outdoor Spaces & Buildings

2. Transportation

3. Housing

4. Social Participation

5. Respect & Social Inclusion

6. Civic Participation & Employment

7. Communication & Information

8. Community Support & Health Services

In Workshop # 1 the committee was able to develop a Mission Statement and a Vision

Statement

Review of Workshop # 1

MISSION AGE FRIENDLY BROCKVILLE

Age Friendly Brockville supports active healthy aging

by advocating for positive change and improving the

quality of our community.

VISION AGE FRIENDLY BROCKVILLE

Brockville – An inclusive community that supports

healthy and vibrant aging.

The World Health Organization focuses on the important use of indicators in planning, implementing and evaluating age-friendly community initiatives. The inclusion of Indicators or Assets can strengthen community

age-friendly initiatives. By using the eight domains of community life that are being addressed in age-friendly programming and including the 43 indicators that reflect longer-term health and social outcomes for seniors the Age Friendly Brockville Plan will be successful.

The 43 indicators, by domain and theme within each domain are as follows:

Domain 1: Outdoor Spaces and Buildings Walkability 1. Number of rest places and distance between rest places. 2. Number of accessible washrooms. 3. Crosswalks are safe (e.g., with appropriate crossing times, mid-block crosswalks on long streets, median rest

stops, good visibility). 4. Sidewalks, trails and walkways exist and are in safe condition (e.g., have smooth surfaces, curb cuts, separate

bike lanes, are wide, well lit, clear of ice and snow). Actual and Perceived Accessibility 5. Public buildings have adequate access to and manoeuvrability around buildings (e.g., access at ground level, level entry, wheelchair ramps, automatic doors, wide aisles to accommodate scooters and wheelchairs). Injuries 6. Number of falls and other injuries of seniors (occurring in public places).

Crime Prevention 7. Availability of crime prevention strategies, courses and programs for seniors (including focus on fraud and elder abuse). Domain 2: Transportation Transportation Options and Public Transit 8. Availability of a range of affordable options for transportation (e.g., public/private partnerships, volunteer driving program, park and go, shuttles).

9. Proportion (or number) of buses that are accessible, clean, and with destination and number clearly displayed. 10. Bus stops/shelters are safe and accessible (e.g., with seating, well lit, covered, snow removed, close to seniors' residences). 11. Proportion of people age 65+ who have access to and use public transportation. Age-Friendly Streets and Parking 12. Streets have clear and appropriate street signage and lane markers. 13. Parking lots and spaces are kept clear of snow and ice.

Domain 3: Housing Housing Availability 14. Availability of affordable housing that is appropriately located, well-built, well-designed, secure, and for which waiting times are short. 15. Availability of affordable multi-purpose and aging in place housing options. Housing Programs and Resources

16. Availability of programs for increasing accessibility, safety and adaptability of housing (e.g., hand rails, ramps, smoke detectors). 17. Availability of a resource listing age-friendly home maintenance, support and care-giving services.

Ability to Age in Place 18. Proportion of people age 65+ who want to remain in their current residence and are confident they will be able to afford to do so. Housing Support Awareness

19. Awareness of rent subsidy or other programs (e.g., home loans) among seniors. Domain 4: Social Participation Engagement in Social Activities 20. Proportion of people age 65+ who engage in social activities at least once a week (e.g., meet with friends/neighbours; take part in civic, spiritual or cultural activities; volunteer or work). Opportunities for Participation 21. Availability of recreation and learning programs specifically for seniors (e.g., computer courses, community

gardens, crafts, games, exercise classes). 22. Availability of intergenerational recreation and social programs.

Process For Domain Decisions

23. Availability of opportunities for social participation in leisure, social, cultural and spiritual activities with people of all ages.

24. Affordability of seniors' recreation programs. Accessibility of Participation Opportunities 25. Public venues for community-based activities are accessible (e.g., adapted washrooms, a ramp to enter the

building, better lighting, temperature control). Domain 5: Respect and Social Inclusion Availability of Intergenerational Activities 26. Availability of intergenerational family activities.

Sense of Belonging 27. Level of sense of belonging in the community. Domain 6: Civic Participation and Employment Unemployment and Employment 28. Level of unemployment and employment among seniors. Training and Support 29. Availability of support for volunteers (e.g., training, transportation, reimbursement of expenses, method of

appreciation). 30. Availability of training opportunities related to the accommodation of seniors' needs in the workplace. Accessibility 31. Municipal buildings/meetings are accessible. Domain 7: Communication and Information

Assistance Availability

32. Availability of assistance to seniors for filling out forms. 33. Availability of a live person option on telephone calls. Useability of Information Materials 34. Materials for the public are produced in large print, plain language and/or with age-friendly considerations. Domain 8: Community Support and Health Services Primary Care Physician 35. Proportion of seniors who have a primary care physician.

Supportive Health Services 36. Availability of prevention programs related to health issues of high relevance to seniors. 37. Availability of end-of-life support for seniors, their families and caregivers. Community Services 38. Availability of low-cost food programs (e.g., meals on wheels, wheels to meals, food bank). 39. Availability of assistance for activities of daily living (e.g., yard work, shopping, snow removal, garbage collection).

Health and Social Outcomes for Seniors

Health-Related Quality of Life 40. Level of health-related quality of life. Satisfaction with Life 41. Level of satisfaction with life in general. Loneliness

42. Level of loneliness. Satisfaction with Social Relationships 43. Level of satisfaction with social relationships.

Age Friendly Communities in Canada

Over 900 Canadian communities have currently made the commitment to become age-friendly and have taken

concrete steps by changing policies, services and structures in physical and social environments.

While there is variation in age-friendly programs across the country, all age-friendly activities have one common

goal: to make communities more supportive of the healthy, active and engaged aging of Canadians.

Milestones in the development of AFC initiatives

Based on work of the WHO, there are five milestones that a community must achieve on the way to becoming an

Age Friendly Community.

The five milestones are:

Age Friendly Community Milestones

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mmunity Milestones

1. Establish an advisory committee that includes the active engagement of older adults. 2. Secure a local municipal council resolution to actively support, promote and work towards

becoming age-friendly. 3. Establish a robust and concrete plan of action that responds to the needs identified by

older adults in the community.

4. Demonstrate commitment to action by publicly posting the action plan. 5. Commit to measuring activities, reviewing action plan results and reporting on them

publicly.

Age Friendly Brockville has achieved Milestone 1 and 2 and today’s workshop will help you move towards

achieving 3 and 4.

Where possible, Age Friendly Brockville should use the following measurement tools as they approach building a

comprehensive plan for the community based on the eight Domains and the forty-three indicators. When the

committee develops their plan they should use at least one of the following methods to measure progress on

indicators.

Five suggested measurement methods are:

Assessment tools

Accessibility tools

Existing data

Program inventories

Surveys

When you are developing the Age Friendly Brockville Plan, you need to ask yourself the following about each of

your Domains and your Indicators:

1) Where are you now? What is our current situation?

2) How did you get to where you are today? What factors or decisions led you to your current situation?

3) Where do you want to go from here? What do you want to accomplish?

4) How do you get from where you are today to where you want to be in the future?

5) What obstacles will you have to overcome? What problems will you have to solve? Of all your obstacles

which is most important to overcome?

6) What additional skills, knowledge or resources will you require to achieve?

A caring community that optimizes opportunities or overall well-being to enhance quality of life as people age.

Age Friendly Assessment Tools

Developing A Plan – AF SWOT

Transformational Goals For Your Plan

Age Friendly Communities advance this vision by pursuing five broad transformational goals related to older

adults in our community. These goals have been developed by participants from across the community.

The five goals are the following:

1) Elevate the profile, level of leadership and engagement of seniors in the community.

2) Facilitate an active and positive lifestyle for all seniors.

3) Optimize the health and wellness of seniors.

4) Improve access and utilization of services and supports.

5) Improve and maintain a supportive infrastructure.

A logic model is a tool or model that clearly shows the logic that underpins your program, including the logical

relationships among the various elements of the program and the resources you put into it. While it serves a

number of purposes, it is particularly useful in supporting a common understanding of the goals, planned

activities and expected impacts of an initiative. It provides a visual display of important elements of a program

structure, elements that describe and explain the intended cause-and-effect linkages that connect resources,

activities and results.

A well-designed logic model will include all of the following:

- Resources that you put into your project/initiative (what we have), often expressed in terms of

budget (dollars) or number of staff/volunteers or hours of their time (e.g., some dollars contributed by

local businesses, some city staff time).

- Activities you plan to undertake-actions to try to meet your program goals (outputs) (what we do),

e.g., install benches on Main Street.

- What you create-the things that result from your activities (what we create), e.g., more benches on

Main Street.

- Resulting changes (or outcomes)-the changes in behaviours, attitudes, knowledge, skills and

functioning of individuals and functioning of the entire community (e.g., older adults can walk on Main

Street knowing they will be able to sit down at more frequent intervals when they need to; the city helps

seniors to get out and walk). Results or outcomes are often described in terms of short-term outcomes,

intermediate-term outcomes and long-term outcomes.

Good outcomes are SMART

Specific

Measurable quantitatively (numbers) or qualitatively (e.g., photos, stories)

Action-oriented

Realistic

Timely

There are three good reasons to use a logic model:

Creating a Logic Model

1) A logic model provides a snapshot of the “theory” of your program that is easy to understand. It

helps you plan and prioritize resources and activities.

2) A logic model helps you explain your program to others and build a shared understanding of

what the program is about and what it's after. It can strengthen requests for funding.

3) A logic model identifies what you need to document and measure to show that your program was

implemented as planned (process evaluation) and what you need to document and measure as the

results or outcomes of your program (outcome evaluation).

The following is the sample logic model

Logic Model Elements-A Simple Example

Sample age-friendly goal: to enhance the social participation of older adults through community

programs

Planning

(inputs)

Activities you will undertake and

what they will create (outputs) Resulting changes (outcomes)

Resources

available Activities To be created Short term Intermediate Long term

Human

resources:

number of staff

and volunteers,

number of

hours

Meeting with

community

members

Meetings: number

and frequency of

meetings held

Increased

awareness of

programs

among all

community

members

Increased

satisfaction of

seniors with

available

programs

Improved

physical and

mental

health

among

seniors

Funding:

donations,

grants from all

sources

Developing

programming

Social programs:

number directed

towards seniors

Increased

enquiries about

seniors'

programs

Higher levels of

reported social

participation

among seniors

Increased

quality of life

Developing a

communication

plan to advertise

new programs

Communication:

number/type in

place to inform

seniors about new

programs

Increased

registration in

seniors'

programs

An indicator is a specific, observable and measurable (quantitatively or qualitatively) characteristic or change that

represents progress towards a goal. Indicators are generally used to help answer the question: “Did the program

meet its intended goals?” or “What did our actions result in?” They can reflect immediate goals, as well as those

that take years to result in change.

From over 200 indicators to 43-a long road

In 2011, an initial “long list” of over 200 potential indicators, based on a review of the literature, as well as on

age-friendly documentation and reports was developed. While the list was comprehensive, it was also far too long

Using Indicators Across Community Domains

and unwieldy to be practical. Through extensive consultation with stakeholders, the list was shortened to a final

“menu” of 43 indicators across eight AFC domains, as well as health and social outcomes for seniors.

Actionable: The Indicator is something that can be influenced by the local or regional community, government

or private sector and is likely to show change in response to action.

Feasible: Data for the indicator is measurable (e.g. from a survey or administrative data) or describable (e.g.

with a photo or story) in a realistic manner without obstacles to collection or use.

Measuring over the short, medium and long term

Age-friendly initiatives are community-based. For this reason, it makes good sense to identify the results you

expect to be realized in your own community and, most often, the short- and medium-term results of your

activities.

Your Board, may decide that there are some indicators that you don’t need to measure. Each of the age-friendly

domains covers a wide range of content. The indicators selected represent only a small portion of the content

that could be covered within each domain. The Board may want to adapt, adopt and otherwise use the indicators

as a resource to support the building of your age-friendly initiative.

Making the most of the indicators

The menu of indicators pre is intended to be used flexibly by communities as they plan for and evaluate their

age-friendly programs. The menu includes indicators that measure quantitative as well as qualitative outcomes..

Put quantitative and qualitative data to work

Indicators are most often developed to measure results that are quantifiable, meaning that they can be measured

in numbers and usually numbers that can be compared. For example, a community measures that it has 15

accessible public washrooms in the downtown area, as compared with the seven that it had before starting its

age-friendly program.

However, indicators that describe results through qualitative means are also beneficial. In particular, qualitative

measures can enrich and explain program processes and results. accessible and conducive to activities for older

adults can be persuasive evidence of success.

Domain 1: Outdoor Spaces and Buildings

Indicator Suggested Tools

1. Number of rest places and distance between rest places

The Seniors Walking Environmental Assessment Tool - Revised (SWEAT-R)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Aging Research Network (CDC-HAN)

2. Number of accessible washrooms SWEAT-R

3. Crosswalks are safe (e.g., with appropriate crossing times, mid-block crosswalks on long streets, median rest stops, good visibility)

SWEAT-R

Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS)

4. Sidewalks, trails and walkways exist and are in safe condition (e.g., have smooth surfaces, curb cuts, separate bike lanes, are wide, well

SWEAT-R

Measuring Progress – Short and Medium Term

lit, clear of ice and snow)

Indicator Suggested Tools

5. Public buildings have adequate access to and manoeuvrability around buildings (e.g., access at ground level, level entry, wheelchair ramps, automatic doors, wide aisles to accommodate scooters and wheelchairs)

Checklists for measuring actual accessibility of outdoor spaces and/or public buildings developed by some provinces, e.g., Ontario

Perceived accessibility: Facilitators and Barriers Survey (FABS)

Indicator Suggested Tools

6. Number of falls and other injuries of seniors (occurring in public places)

Statistics Canada's CANSIM tables: many health-related statistics are found in CANSIM table 105-0502.

Custom tabulations from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)), Statistics Canada.

Indicator Suggested Tools

7. Availability of crime prevention strategies, courses and programs for seniors (including focus on fraud and elder abuse)

Program inventory

Domain 2: Transportation

Indicator Suggested Tools

8. Availability of a range of affordable options for transportation (e.g., public/private partnerships, volunteer driving program, park and go, shuttles)

Program inventory

9. Proportion (or number) of buses that are accessible, clean, and with destination and number clearly displayed

Program inventory

10. Bus stops/shelters are safe and accessible (e.g., with seating, well lit, covered, snow removed, close to seniors' residences)

SWEAT-R

CDC-HAN

11. Proportion of people age 65+ who have access to and use public transport

National Household Survey.

Indicator Suggested Tools

12. Streets have clear and appropriate street signage and lane markers

SWEAT-R

CDC-HAN

13. Parking lots and spaces are kept clear of snow and ice

NEWS

Domain 3: Housing

Indicator Suggested Tools

14. Availability of affordable housing that is appropriately located, well-built, well-designed, secure, and for which waiting times are short

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation-housing adequacy definitions and data

15. Availability of affordable multipurpose and aging in place housing options

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation-housing adequacy definitions and data

Indicator Suggested Tools

16. Availability of programs for increasing accessibility, safety and adaptability of housing (e.g., hand rails, ramps, smoke detectors)

Program inventory

17. Availability of a resources listing age-friendly home maintenance, support and care-

Program inventory

giving services

Indicator Suggested Tools

18. Proportion of people age 65+ who want to remain in their current residence and are confident they will be able to afford to do so

Survey

Indicator Suggested Tools

19. Awareness of rent subsidy or other

programs (e.g., home loans) among seniors

Survey

Domain 4: Social Participation

Indicator Suggested Tools

20. Proportion of people age 65+ who engage in social activities at least once a week (e.g., meet with friends/neighbours; take part in civic, spiritual, or cultural activities; volunteer or work)

Statistics Canada CANSIM tables (Healthy Aging Survey)

Statistics Canada CANSIM tables (Labour Force Survey)

Survey

Indicator Suggested Tools

21. Availability of recreation and learning programs specifically for seniors (e.g., computer courses, community gardens, crafts, games, exercise classes)

Program inventory

22. Availability of intergenerational recreation and social programs

Program inventory

23. Availability of opportunities for social participation in leisure, social, cultural and spiritual activities with people of all ages

Program inventory

24. Affordability of seniors' recreation programs

Program inventory

Indicator Suggested Tools

25. Public venues for community-based activities are accessible (e.g. adapted washrooms, a ramp to enter the building, better lighting, temperature control)

Checklists for measuring actual accessibility of outdoor spaces and/or public buildings developed by some provinces e.g., Ontario

Domain 5: Respect and Social Inclusion

Indicator Suggested Tools

26. Availability of intergenerational family activities

Program inventory

Indicator Suggested Tools

27. Level of sense of belonging in the community

Statistics Canada's CANSIM Table

Domain 6: Civic Participation and Employment

Indicator Suggested Tools

28. Level of unemployment and employment among seniors

Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey

Indicator Suggested Tools

29. Availability of support for volunteers (e.g., training, transportation, reimbursement of expenses, method of appreciation)

Program inventory

30. Availability of training opportunities related to the accommodation of seniors' needs in workplace

Program inventory

Indicator Suggested Tools

31. Municipal buildings/meetings are accessible Checklists for measuring actual accessibility of outdoor spaces and/or public buildings developed by some provinces e.g., Ontario

Perceived accessibility: Facilitators and Barriers Survey (FABS)

Domain 7: Communication and Information

Indicator Suggested Tools

32. Availability of assistance to seniors for filling out forms

Program inventory

33. Availability of a live person option on telephone calls

Program inventory

Checklist included in Age-Friendly Communication: Facts, Tips and Ideas

Indicator Suggested Tools

34. Materials for the public are produced in large print, plain language and/or with age-friendly considerations

Program inventory

Checklist included in Age-Friendly Communication: Facts, Tips and Ideas

Guide Simply Put, A Guide for Creating Easy-To-Understand Materials, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Domain 8: Community Support and Health Services

Indicator Suggested Tools

35. Proportion of seniors who have a primary care physician

Statistics Canada CANSIM table

Indicator Suggested Tools

36. Availability of prevention programs related to health issues of high relevance to seniors

Program inventory

37. Availability of end-of-life support for seniors, their families and caregivers

Program inventory

Indicator Suggested Tools

38. Availability of low-cost food programs (e.g., meals on wheels, wheels to meals, food bank)

Statistics Canada's CANSIM tables

Program inventory

39. Availability of assistance for activities of daily living (e.g., yard work, shopping, snow removal, garbage collection)

Statistics Canada's Health Reports

Program inventory

Health and Social Outcomes for Seniors

Indicator Suggested Tools

40. Level of health-related quality of life Statistics Canada's CANSIM tables.

Indicator Suggested Tools

41. Level of satisfaction with life in general Statistics Canada's CANSIM tables

Indicator Suggested Tools

42. Level of loneliness Survey

Indicator Suggested Tools

43. Level of satisfaction with social relationships

Survey

DOMAIN 1 – OUTDOOR SPACES AND BUILDINGS

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

Determine number of rest places and the distance between them

Physically count these rest spaces, check with City

Determine the number of accessible washrooms that area available for seniors in the City

Physically count these washrooms, check with City

Ensure that cross walks are safe, good cross walks, rest areas, ensure visibility is good an walk times are appropriate

Physically count cross walks, check with City

Sidewalks need to be safe and in good condition. Ensure that sidewalks are always ice and snow free.

Work with the City and public works to reach this goal

Ensure that all City buildings are easy to access, and that seniors can manoeuver freely within them.

Work with the Accessibility Committee to ensure that all buildings have easy access

AF Brockville will ensure that seniors are protected from injuries

Check data for injuries related to falls

AF Brockville will ensure that seniors are protected from crime including training and courses for seniors with a focus on fraud and elder abuse

Work closely with the Police Department

DOMAIN 2 – TRANSPORTATION

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

AF Brockville will become an active member of the L & G Transportation Committee and lobby on behalf of senior’s needs

If ridership increases, track opportunities

Ensure that affordable transportation options are available for seniors

Survey seniors 65+ to see if their needs are being met

Ensure that buses, public transportation are easy to access, shelters are clean and well-lit and that information regarding bus routes are easy to read and readily available

Work with the City to ensure that these shelters are safe

Ensure that seniors age 65 + have access to all modes

of transportation

Survey to ensure we are aware of what needs need to

be addressed

Ensure that streets are clear and that street signage are easy to read and have appropriate street markers

City issue, work to be done

Ensure on behalf of seniors that all parking lots are easy to access, clear of ice and snow

City issue, public works

DOMAIN 3 – HOUSING FOR SENIORS

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

Determine number of affordable houses that are appropriately located, well built, secure, and with short waiting lists

Need to check data, check with United Counties to ensure that spaces are set aside adequately for seniors

Determine the number of affordable multi-purpose and aging in place housing options are readily available

United Counties, City hold this data

Ensure that seniors are aware of programs that help increase accessibility, safety and adaptability for houses, hand rails, ramps, smoke detectors

Accessible Committee issue

Develop a resource listing of age-friendly home maintenance, support and care-giving services.

Data can be acquired from several sources

Ensure that all seniors 65+ who wish to remain in their current residences and remain confident that they will be able to afford to do so.

Survey will assess the need

AF Brockville will ensure that seniors are aware of

rent subsidies and other programs such as home loans that are available to seniors

Survey will assess the need

DOMAIN 4 – RESPECT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

Activities you will undertake and what they will Resulting changes (outcomes)

create (outputs)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

AF Brockville will create a senior centre that will be available year round for the senior populations that will allow for programming and services that are designed and developed for and by seniors

Application for funding needs to pursued, surplus building within the Separate and Public Boards of Education would be good target, survey of seniors required to ensure the Board understands what the seniors would like to see available

Age Friendly Brockville recognizes that seniors 65+ need social activities at least once a week – and as a Board will ensure that these activities whether that is with neighbours, family, friends, civic, spiritual and cultural are available

Survey to determine what level of social activities are being enjoyed, and how the Board can play a role in filling the void

Ensure that programs and services are available and specifically designed for seniors e.g. computer classes, community gardens, crafts, games, exercise rooms

Survey and data analysis required

Seniors need socialization, and there are great benefits for multi-generational recreational and social programs. AF Brockville will develop a series of opportunities for this type of

social opportunities

Survey and data analysis required

Ensure that seniors age 65 + have access to all types of social and leisure opportunities

Survey and data analysis required

Ensure that programs and services that are available to seniors are affordable, and in particular that subsidies are readily available for seniors who need to socialize but because of limited income are unable to partake

Survey and data analysis

required

Ensure on behalf of seniors that all community based activities area in accessible spaces

Accessible Committee could address this

DOMAIN 5 – RESPECT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

AF Brockville will ensure that there are many intergenerational family activities available for seniors 65+

Survey and data analysis required

A sense of belonging is critical to the health and well-being of all seniors and AF Brockville will ensure that social inclusion is targeted and fostered

Survey to determine how seniors are feeling about being part of this community, sense of belonging is hard to address without completely understanding what seniors perceive to be lacking

DOMAIN 6– CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

AF Brockville will chart the numbers of seniors that have employment and those who are unemployed

Survey and data analysis required

Ensure that affordable and available support for

volunteers which includes training, transportation, reimbursement for expenses and an adequate way of showing appreciation to seniors

Survey and data analysis required

Ensure that there is an adequate training opportunity related to dealing with seniors in the workplace

Survey and data analysis required

DOMAIN 7 – COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

AF Brockville will develop a portal for seniors to enable them to access information in cooperation with the city of Brockville

Funding has been achieved, work is progressing

AF Brockville will ensure that all city buildings are accessible to seniors 65+

Accessible Committee could address this issue

AF Brockville will ensure that seniors have an adequate and available service for them when they are required to fill out and complete forms

Work with the City of Brockville to have a staff person designated and trained as senior friendly staff

AF Brockville will ensure that when seniors are accessing information, they will have a live person to assist them with that request

Work with the City of Brockville to have a staff person designated and trained as senior friendly staff

AF Brockville will ensure that seniors have available to them materials that are easy to read, large print and plain language

Lobby City and other service providers to ensure that pamphlets, materials that are being produced have a senior friendly look

DOMAIN 8 – COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES

Activities you will undertake and what they will create (outputs)

Resulting changes (outcomes)

Indicators Measurement Short term Intermediate Long term

AF Brockville will work with the City to ensure that there is an adequate number of doctors available for seniors

Data is available – Physician Recruitment Committee could support this effort

AF Brockville will provide prevention programs related to health issues of high relevance to seniors 65

Data available, Health Unit could play a role

End of life support is critical for seniors. AF Brockville will ensure that these programs are available for the senior, their family and their caregivers.

Data is available, Palliative Care could be involved in ensuring that seniors, caregivers, family are more aware of this service

AF Brockville will create a data base of all assistance programs available to the health and well-being for seniors which includes the availability to low cost food programs such as Meals on Wheels, wheels to meals and food banks

Data is available, network with service providers e.g. CPHC to provide clear documentation of who is currently receiving service, what the opportunity for growth is, and how this information could best be shared with senior population

AF Brockville will work to ensure that seniors have a high level of health related quality of life available to them

Data available and Health Unit supprt

Seniors need to maintain a high level of satisfaction regarding the life they are leading, AF Brockville will work to meet their needs when I comes to satisfaction with life issues

Survey required to access this information

Loneliness and social inclusion are serious issues for seniors and they can impact their health. AF Brockville will ensure that programs that are developed are inclusive and help to meet the needs of all seniors

Survey required to access this information

Seniors value healthy social relationships. AF Brockville will endeavour to provide adequate opportunities for seniors to develop and maintain social relationship opportunities

Survey required to access this information

The Board needs to meet again to complete the work plan, this will involve members working cooperatively

together in groups to carve out some of the work that needs to be done.

There are many areas that clearly sync well with others, so accumulating data in one area, solves unknown

issues in other areas, they are clearly inter-related. The following graph shows how some indicators "rely" on

others and should be considered together. While it brings together only a few of the 43 indicators, it can serve as

a useful model as you plan your initiative and create a logic model to guide your efforts.

An example of that is below:

Suggested committee work: 1) Survey Committee

2) Data Collection and Review

3) Connection’s Committee (several people who can reach out to

support the staff regarding building capacity within the board)

The workshop was completed.

CONCLUSION