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| Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange
The Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange (AKE) supports those interested in improving the Ontario system of care for persons with Alzheimer Disease & Related Dementias (ADRD). It facilitates the exchange of information, innovation and expertise among caregivers, educators, researchers and policy-makers by connecting people to knowledge expertise; connecting people to resources; connecting people to ideas; and connecting innovations to practice.
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| Alzheimer Societies in South East Ontario
The Alzheimer Society offices are currently staffed in Bancroft,
Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Perth, and Picton. However, the offices
are dedicated to serving all residents in the South East region. This
South East region includes Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
Counties, Prince Edward County, Belleville, Hastings, Quinte, Lanark
and Leeds-Grenville.
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| Alzheimer Society of Canada
The Alzheimer Society is the leading not-for-profit health organization working nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by Alzheimer's disease and advance the search for the cause and cure. The Alzheimer Society is located in every province across Canada and in over 140 local communities.
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| Alzheimer Society of Cornwall and District
Toll Free # 1-888-222-1445
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| Alzheimer Society of Ontario
The Alzheimer Society of Ontario, the provincial office, provides information on a range of provincial programs, and includes a directory to local chapters in Ontario.
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| Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County
The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County provides information on Alzheimer’s disease, chapter programs and services, a calendar of upcoming events (including support groups, education workshops, and fundraising activities), books and videos. It offers certain programs and services in French.
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| Alzheimer Strategy Transition Project: Framework (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care)
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| Alzheimer Strategy Transition Project: Toolkit (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long
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| Caregiver Networking Inc.
Caregiver Network Inc.(CNI), the first of its kind in Canada, is a resource centre created to help caregivers of the elderly and ill. Its goal is to make caregivers' lives easier.
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| Champlain Community Care Access Centre
The Champlain Community Care Access Centre exists to connect the people of Champlain with the community and long-term care services they need. The CCCAC is home care, plus so much more!
The CCCAC works in partnership with clients, families, care providers, hospitals, long-term care homes and others to ensure that the right care is available at the right time and place. They are master navigators, helping clients move comfortably through a complex health care system.
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| Champlain Local Health Integration Network
Champlain LHIN is one of Ontario’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks. LHINs were established in 2005 to help communities manage, plan and improve health care in their region. They will create a network of health service providers – from community volunteer organizations to nursing homes to health agencies to clinics to hospitals – that will integrate health care delivery. In the end, LHINs will improve both access to health care and the quality of care itself. This will help close gaps in care that could occur as people move from one part of the health system to another. It will also ensure that the local health system responds better to local needs.
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Champlainhealthline.ca
The Champlainhealthline.ca is an innovative web portal that puts
accurate and
up-to-date information about health and community services at the
fingertips
of consumers and health and social services providers across the
Champlain region.
The Champlainhealthline.ca provides easy access to a reliable source of
data,
and empowers consumers to find the services they need close to
home.
Launched in 2009, the Champlainhealthline.ca lists over 3000
health and social
service listings describing organizations and programs serving people
who live
in Ottawa, Renfrew county, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas
and Glengarry
and North Lanark and North Grenville. Users can choose to receive
local information
first or search the entire Champlain region. Events, News , long term
care homes
virtual tours, chronic disease self management resources, physical
activity
resources, dementia related services and Careers sections provide other
avenues
to much needed health and social services information.
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| College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is the self-
regulating body for the province's medical profession. The College
regulates the practice of medicine to protect and serve the public
interest. It issues certificates of registration to doctors to allow them to
practise medicine, monitors and maintains standards of practice through
peer assessment and remediation, investigates complaints against
doctors on behalf of the public, and disciplines doctors who may have
committed an act of professional misconduct or incompetence.
This site has a Doctor Search feature.
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| Community Information Centre of Ottawa
For 30 years, the Community Information Centre of Ottawa has been providing information and referral services, in English and French, to individuals and professionals of Ottawa and the surrounding area.
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| Council on Aging of Ottawa
The Council on Aging of Ottawa is a bilingual, non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all seniors in Ottawa.
The Council on Aging works with and for seniors in the community to voice issues and concerns to all levels of government and to the general public.
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| DrugWatch
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring
extensive information about thousands of different medications and
drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
DrugWatch.com includes up-to-date information about prescription and
over-the-counter medications and includes details about associated side
effects to aid in the protection of patients and consumers.
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| First Link™ Program
This program links individuals newly diagnosed with dementia and
their families to a community of learning, services and support. In
collaboration with the Champlain Dementia Network, First Link offers
information, support, referral and a progressive learning series. The
learning series include: First Steps, Next Steps, Care Essentials,
Options for Care, & Care in the Later Stages. Sessions are available in
French.
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| Guest House - Short Term Respite Services
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| Ontario Association of Non-profit Homes and Services for Seniors
The Association is a provincial membership-based organization that has
represented not-for-profit providers of long term care,
services and housing for seniors for over 85 years.
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| Ontario Community Support Association
The Ontario Community Support Association has a membership of 360 home and community care agencies in Ontario that provide not-for-profit health and social services that help people live at home in their own communities.
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| Ontario Long Term Care Association
OLTCA is the largest long term care provider association in Ontario and the only association that represents the full mix of long term care operators - private, not-for-profit, charitable and municipal. Its member homes are regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and provide care and accommodation services to residents throughout Ontario.
OLTCA has four core functions – Advocacy, Communications, Education and Member Services.
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| Ontario Retirement Communities Association
The Association is a voluntary, non-profit association established in 1977 that sets professional operating standards, inspect and accredit retirement residences in Ontario.
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| P.I.E.C.E.S.
P.I.E.C.E.S is a best practice learning and development initiative that provides an approach to understanding and enhancing care for individuals with complex cognitive and mental health needs. “Putting the P.I.E.C.E.S Together” stands for Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Capabilities, Environment, Social, the cornerstones of the philosophy and care of the P.I.E.C.E.S approach.
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| Parkinson's and Neurodegenerative Disorder Clinic - research page
This clinic conducts research in Parkinson's and neurodegenerative
disorders. They offer training to pharmaceutical industry
representatives as well as to physicians interested in movement
disorders such as Parkinson's disease, tremor; also training in
neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia. Their medico-legal
consultation services include chart reviews, Independent Medical
Evaluations.
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| Physician Education Website for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
This site has been developed as part of a multi-faceted education
program to inform and promote practice change on Alzheimer Disease
and related dementias. The program’s comprehensive educational
objectives cover: the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer Disease
and related dementias, the impact of dementia on the person, family
and caregivers, an awareness of the importance of community
resources and an interdisciplinary approach to care.
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| Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario
The Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario (RGP) is a coordinated network that includes a broad range of specialized geriatric services, from hospital to home.
The clinical services, teaching and research are wholly committed to the health and independence of seniors who have complex health problems in Ottawa and the surrounding areas.
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| Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN)
The Seniors Health Research Transfer Network aims to improve the
healthcare of seniors by:
Fostering innovation at the local level;
Building on the strength of community-based bodies; and
Connecting people to support knowledge exchange and practice
improvement.
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| U-First
U-First! is an education program which includes a job aid tool (the U-First! Wheel) providing a common knowledge base, common language, common values and a common approach to providing care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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