Launch of Adult Day Program for Francophone

Améliorer la qualité de vie
des adultes d’expression française
en perte d’autonommie
CENTRES D’ACCUEIL HÉRITAGE
33, Hahn Place, bureau 104
Toronto (Ontario) M5A 4G2
Téléphone : 416-365-3350
Télécopieur : 416-365-1533
[email protected]
Media Release
Launch of Adult Day Program
for Francophone Seniors in Durham Region
March 26, 2014 – On the 25th March 2014, Centres d’Accueil Héritage officially
launched its Adult Day Program for Francophone seniors living in the Oshawa area.
Over 60 people were in attendance to participate in the opening celebrations. The
enthusiasm surrounding the inauguration of this program was palpable in the room
and was echoed in the welcoming comments of Joyce Irvine, President of the Centre
d’Accueil Héritage’s Board of Directors and Wayne Gladstone, Chair of the Board of
Directors of the Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). Both speakers
emphasized the importance of the establishment of an Adult Day Program in French
for Francophones living in the Durham region. Ms. Irvine highlighted the
contribution of l’Entité 4 as well as the input from the region’s community groups
including le Club jeunesse d’hier and l’ACFO Durham-Peterborough. She also paid
tribute to the Central East LHIN for its commitment to improving access to
healthcare services in French through its financial support for the program. The
accordion player, the sugaring off with hot maple syrup on fresh snow and the
animated conversations all culminated in a very successful event.
The new program, open two days per week, will be offered in French to frail seniors
from Durham region who experience physical and (or) cognitive difficulties. Seniors
will participate in social and recreational activities, as well as physical exercises,
overseen by professional staff in a warm and secure environment. Nutritious lunches
will also be available.
CAH developed the Adult Day Program with the support of Entité 4, Club Jeunesse
d’hier and ACFO Durham-Peterborough, and with funding from the Central East
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).
“There is an increasing need for an Adult Day program for Francophone seniors in
Durham. This program provides Francophone seniors with the services they need to
improve their quality of life and remain healthy, so they can continue to live within
their own community instead of being admitted to a hospital or long-term care
home. It also offers some relief to caregivers who often are seniors themselves.”
Isabelle Girard, Executive Director, Centres d’Accueil Héritage
“The Central East LHIN has set a Community First goal for the health care system to
help local residents spend more time in their homes and their communities. Today’s
event is an excellent example of how the LHIN works with local organizations to
respond to local needs and ensures that the community-based services are available
so that people can live safely in their own homes.”
– Wayne Gladstone, Chair, Central East LHIN Board of Directors.
“L’Entité 4 is proud to have contributed to the establishment of an Adult Day
Program in the Durham region that will finally be able to fulfill a need within the
Francophone community that has gone unanswered for some time. We wish Centres
d’Accueil Héritage all the best in its efforts to bring quality healthcare services to
Francophones in the region.
– Gérard Parent, interim Executive Director of l’Entity 4.”
-30For more information contact:
Isabelle Girard, Executive Director
416-365-3350, ext. 243
[email protected]
Améliorer la qualité de vie
des adultes d’expression française
en perte d’autonomie
CENTRES D’ACCUEIL HÉRITAGE
33, Hahn Place, bureau 104
Toronto (Ontario) M5A 4G2
Téléphone : 416-365-3350
Télécopieur : 416-365-1533
[email protected]
Fiche d’information – Service de jour pour les francophones de Durham
Centres d’Accueil Héritage (CAH)
Service de jour à Durham
Le service de jour de CAH assiste les personnes âgées francophones de Durham à
maintenir et (ou) à améliorer leur autonomie et leur qualité de vie. Offert en français, ce
service aide à diminuer les répercussions négatives de l’isolation sociale en incitant les
personnes âgées à participer à des activités saines et à communiquer avec leurs pairs
dans un environnement familier, sûr et confortable.
Ouvert deux jours par semaine, le service est dispensé en français aux personnes
âgées en perte d’autonomie de la région de Durham qui éprouvent des difficultés
d’ordre physique et (ou) cognitif. Il comprend des activités sociales et récréatives ainsi
que des exercices physiques, supervisés par des animateurs professionnels, dans un
milieu chaleureux et sécuritaire. Un repas nutritif est également servi. L’objectif de ce
service de jour est d’aider les participants à atteindre et à maintenir leur niveau maximal
de fonctionnement, leur permettant ainsi de rester à la maison, dans leurs collectivités,
le plus longtemps possible. De plus, il accorde aussi un répit aux aidants qui profite du
soutien des chargés de cas.
Développement du service de jour
Centres d’Accueil Héritage a développé le service de jour en collaboration avec l’Entité
4, Club Jeunesse d’hier, L’Amicale et l’ACFO Durham-Peterborough. CAH a tenu des
activités de mobilisation communautaire et évalué quelques personnes âgées, ce qui a
confirmé les besoins énormes des francophones de Durham. Grâce aux
recommandations de l’Entité 4, le RLISS du Centre-Est apporte son soutien financier au
service de jour.
CAH offre déjà deux services de jour à temps plein à Toronto, soutenant ainsi plus de
60 personnes âgées en perte d’autonomie et vulnérables. Le personnel du service de
jour est composé de chargées de cas qui sont responsables de l’évaluation et de
l’élaboration du plan de soins; d’animateurs en loisirs qui participent de manière
créative à l’élaboration du plan et sont chargés de la mise en œuvre des activités; et de
préposées aux services de soutien de la personne qui procurent de l’aide générale
dans le cadre du programme.
Croissance prévue de la population des personnes âgées – Région de Durham
Selon le recensement de 2011, la population totale de Durham est de 604 125
personnes. La population de langue française représente 2,1 pour cent de ce total, soit
12 870. Il convient de souligner que la population des personnes âgées de la région,
définie comme étant celles âgées de 65 ans et plus, devrait augmenter de 6,9 pour cent
à 11,9 pour cent de la population totale au cours des 15 prochaines années.
Historique de CAH
Centres d’Accueil Héritage (CAH) est un organisme sans but lucratif fondé en 1978
dont la mission est d’améliorer la qualité de vie des adultes d’expression française en
perte d’autonomie.
CAH offre un large éventail de services de soutien communautaires, notamment des
logements avec services de soutien et soins personnels, la gestion de cas, l’aide à
domicile, le service de jour, le soutien aux aidants, les repas communautaires, le
transport et un centre pour aînés.
Les logements avec services de soutien se trouvent à la Place Saint-Laurent, immeuble
de logements à prix abordable exploité par Centres d’Accueil Héritage, situé dans le
quartier du marché St-Lawrence/Distillery, au centre-ville de Toronto. L’immeuble
contient 135 appartements munis d’une et de deux chambres à coucher, dont 100 sont
subventionnés grâce à l’aide financière de la Ville de Toronto. Ces appartements
subventionnés sont réservés aux francophones âgés de 59 ans et plus et aux
francophones atteints du VIH/sida.
Seul organisme à offrir du logement subventionné et des services de soutien
communautaires en français dans la RGT, Centres d’Accueil Héritage soutient
600 personnes âgées fragiles et vulnérables ainsi que leurs familles, leur permettant de
rester à la maison, dans leurs collectivités, tout en ayant la meilleure qualité de vie
possible.
Améliorer la qualité de vie
des adultes d’expression française
en perte d’autonomie
CENTRES D’ACCUEIL HÉRITAGE
33, Hahn Place, bureau 104
Toronto (Ontario) M5A 4G2
Téléphone : 416-365-3350
Télécopieur : 416-365-1533
[email protected]
Backgrounder – Francophone Adult Day Program in Durham
Centres d’Accueil Héritage (CAH)
Adult Day Program in Durham
CAH’s Adult Day Program will help Francophone seniors in Durham sustain and/or
improve their autonomy and quality of life. Offered in French, this program helps to
reduce the negative impacts of social isolation by encouraging seniors to participate in
healthy activities and interact with their peers in a familiar, safe and comfortable setting.
The program will be open two days per week and will be offered in French to frail
seniors from the Durham region who are experiencing physical and (or) cognitive
difficulties. It will include social and recreational activities, as well as physical exercise,
overseen by professional facilitators in a warm and secure environment. A nutritious
lunch is also served. The goal of this Day Program is to help participants reach and
maintain their maximum functional level, thus allowing them to remain at home in their
communities for as long as possible. As well, it also allows caregivers to enjoy some
respite time and benefit from the support of case managers.
Development of the Adult Day Program
Centres d’Accueil Héritage developed the Adult Day Program in collaboration with
Entité 4, Club Jeunesse d’hier, L’Amicale, and ACFO Durham-Peterborough. CAH held
community engagement activities and assessed a number of seniors, which confirmed
the considerable needs of Francophones in Durham. Through Entité 4’s
recommendations, the Central East LHIN is providing financial support for the Adult Day
Program.
CAH already offers two full-time adult day programs in Toronto, where support is
provided to more than 60 frail and vulnerable seniors. Adult Day Program staffing is
made up of case managers who are responsible for assessment and care plan
development; recreationists who have creative input in program development and are in
charge of implementing activities; and personal support workers who provide general
assistance with the program.
Durham Region – Projected Increase in Seniors Population
Durham’s total population as of the 2011 Census is 604,125. The French language
population represents 2.1% of the total or 12,870. It should be noted that the seniors’
population in the region, defined as 65 years of age and older, is projected to increase
from 6.9 % of the population to 11.9% in the next 15 years.
History of CAH
Centres d’Accueil Héritage (CAH) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1978
whose mission is to improve the quality of life of French-speaking adults experiencing a
loss of autonomy.
CAH offers a wide range of community support services, including supportive housing
and personal care, case management, home help, adult day programming, caregivers’
support, congregate dining, transportation, and an Elderly Persons’ Centre.
The supportive housing services are provided at Place Saint-Laurent, an affordable
housing building operated by Centres d’Accueil Héritage, which is situated in the St
Lawrence Market-Distillery neighbourhood of downtown Toronto. The building contains
135 single and two-bedroom apartments, 100 of which are subsidized through financial
support from the City of Toronto. These subsidized units are reserved for Francophones
59 years of age or older and for Francophones living with HIV/AIDS.
As the sole organization to offer subsidized housing and community support services in
French in the GTA, Centres d’Accueil Héritage is providing support to 600 frail
vulnerable seniors and their families, allowing these seniors to remain at home in their
communities with the best possible quality of life.