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PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK: THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION MODEL

PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK: THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION MODEL. PRESENTED BY: ANDREA UBELL: ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION SANDY GENOSKO: YORK CENTRAL HOSPITAL PENNY HUBBERT: THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK. OBJECTIVES. INTEGRATION PROCESS BENEFITS

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PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK: THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION MODEL

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  1. PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK:THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION MODEL PRESENTED BY: ANDREA UBELL: ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION SANDY GENOSKO: YORK CENTRAL HOSPITAL PENNY HUBBERT: THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

  2. OBJECTIVES • INTEGRATION PROCESS • BENEFITS • LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS

  3. YORK REGION

  4. INTEGRATION PROCESS CLIENT & FAMILY

  5. INTEGRATION PROCESS WHAT WORKED • Leadership that supported integration, internal organization support CHALLENGES • Building trust, negotiating boundaries

  6. INTEGRATION PROCESS BENEFITS OF INTEGRATION • Trusting relationships allow you to drop your defenses and focus directly on the client • Sharing of resources and expertise leads to better client outcomes and improved service efficiency

  7. ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF YORK REGION • First ADP for persons with dementia in York Region • Support to caregivers tied directly to ADP integral to successful ADP participation and program utilization • Robust social work team • Caregiver Support and Education Program key to integration process and service delivery model

  8. BENEFITS FOR CLIENTS • Continuity for clients • Service navigation with on going case management, support and education • Standardized admission process and assessment process to ADP • On going involvement during clients participation in ADP

  9. BENEFITS FOR CLIENTS • Follow up after ADP discharge • Referral and linking to other community supports • Continuity in service delivery and philosophy (Person-Centred Care) • Resource to partners to ensure quality and best practice approaches

  10. CURRENT DELIVERABLES Support and Education Program (AS York) • 1,500 families served by social work team • 250 of these families utilize the partner ADPs (200 Region of York + 50 York Central Hospital) • 15, 000 ADP partner ADP spaces filled • 36 client team rounds attended • 20 support group sessions facilitated

  11. LESSONS LEARNED • + Acute Care Hospital • + Regional Government • + Community Agency • = GREAT Integrated Client Service • That: • Evolves with changing client needs • Sustainable!!!

  12. LESSONS LEARNED Critical Elements of Interorganizational Collaboration… • 1. Champions with a Single Purpose • 2. Relationship Building at All Levels • 3. Transparent Information Sharing

  13. CHALLENGES • Competition for $ with acute care sector • Need for a comprehensive plan for ADP services across York Region • Legislated centralized intake for all ADP • Implementation common assessment tool (InterRai CHA)

  14. NEXT STEPS CLIENT & FAMILY

  15. IN SUMMARY • “ There are divisions in our community relationships which disturb and separate us, but the things which unite are actually greater than the things which divide us.” Paul S. McElroy

  16. THANK YOU • Sandy Genosko sgenosko@yorkcentral.on.ca • Coordinator, Adult Day Program • Andrea Ubell aubell@alzheimer-york.com • Senior Manager, Programs and Client Services • Penny Hubbert penny.hubbert@york.ca • Manager, Seniors Community Programs

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