The ALC project aims to identify, describe, and support priorities across jurisdictions in Canada with a focus on reducing ALC rates. With emphasis on equity and ethics, the project will include a discussion of the issues that contribute to people being designated to ALC. It will also include a discussion of potential solutions to help people avoid hospital admissions and decrease the time spent in ALC, and community resources to support the transition out of ALC and back to their home or community.
To enhance the quality and relevance of this work, we are seeking to engage people with extensive personal and/or professional experience with the health systems in Canada. Specifically, we wish to engage with health care professionals who are providing or supporting care for those at risk of ALC designation, including people aging in their own homes, in supportive care settings, and in long-term care (e.g., physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, social workers, administrators, policy-makers), as well as people with direct, personal experience with the challenges and success factors of strategies to avoid or reduce ALC days (e.g., older adults, spouses, adult children or other family members, family caregivers). We are seeking people with the ability to:
- contribute to the diversity of perspectives through direct experience or through awareness of others’ experiences and views within the patient or professional community (e.g., experience with a professional association or seniors’ group, as staff or as a volunteer, or board member)
- act with integrity, independent of specific interests
- work constructively as a member of a diverse group.
There are a limited number of engagement opportunities available to support this work, including as an expert consultant, peer reviewer, patient or community partner, or as a participant in an online consultation. The time commitment will vary depending on the role, with engagement activities expected to occur between September 2024 and March 2025. An honorarium will be provided to those selected for the project.
If selected for this project, we will communicate with you primarily by email. Meetings will be held in English through Zoom, a Teams link, or by toll-free telephone.