Caregiver Support and Well-Being Priority Project - Central East ...

Zone Specific Advisory GroupsZone-specific advisory groups have a system planning mandate to ensure that the localized needs ofcaregivers are being addressed. The CE LHIN Planning Collaboratives may be ideal to fill this role. Thisgroup would provide feedback to the Central East Caregiver Advisory Group on issues pertaining tocaregivers within their planning area.Service Delivery Model RecommendationsThe following are considerations for the implementation of the Service Delivery Model:1. Geographical Location Recommendations:• Central Coordination Centre would be in one of the planning zone locations• Caregiver Support Centres – within each planning zone of the CE LHIN• Must be able to meet cultural and language diversity needs• Must be able to adapt to the needs of rural communities• Suggestion: could be mobile (office in a truck) for rural areas.• Must be able to respond to cross sector needs• Should be accessible to public transit2. Physical location Recommendations:• Centralized within each zone and accessible to the general public• Close to a source of primary care and/or a multidisciplinary team setting• Located within an existing facility or location which can offer sharing of physical resources i.e.meeting rooms and human resource sharing – social work, counselling services3. Program RecommendationsCoordination Centre• The main goal of the Coordination centre is to work on recommendations from this report whichencompass the entire Central East LHIN and which enhance the delivery of services in all zonespecificcentres (i.e. development of education resources, information resources, telephone line, andwebsite). The coordination site could work on development, integration or promotion of supportmodels, such as Timing it Right , Share the Care or Neighbours helping Neighbours (Appendix 9).Zone Specific Centre• The main goal of the zone-specific Caregiver Support centre is to assist in finding solutions to localcare giving issues while utilizing the tools and resources developed at the coordination centre.• The Caregiver Support component map would be utilized as a tool to understand the systemsolutions needed.i. Recognitionii. Copingiii. Respiteiv. Information/Educationv. Activities of Daily Livingvi. Financial/Legal Mattersvii. Care Planning33