Does assisted living adequately balance older adults’ need for independence and regulated medical care? In this episode we shed light on assisted living—its benefits, shortfalls, and why so many Canadians prefer to age in place.

Dr. Derek Manis is an interdisciplinary health services and policy researcher and epidemiologist who has expertise in population-level analytics, observational and quasi-experimental study designs, causal inference, and mixed methods. He primarily uses health system administrative data that are linked at the level of the individual to examine health care quality, models of care, and health outcomes among older adults with an emphasis on older adults in residential care facilities (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.)

Dilys Haughton is an advocate for patient centered care and has experience caring for a family member in assisted living. She is a retired Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and healthcare executive who has practiced clinically in primary care practices, long-term care homes, and hospital settings. With a lifelong passion for care of the elderly, she was instrumental in demonstrating the effectiveness of the Nurse Practitioner role in the first wave of Primary Care Team models in Paris, Ontario (late 90's) and implementing a model of care for the elderly in a network of long-term care homes in Hamilton, Ontario. As a health executive, Dilys has led system collaboration and improvement initiatives, and championed research in long-term care and home care.

ICES research you heard about

ICES | Do assisted living facilities that offer a dementia care program differ from those that do not? A population-level cross-sectional study in Ontario, Canada

ICES | Association between dementia care programs in assisted living facilities and transitions to nursing homes in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

ICES | Transitions to nursing homes among residents of assisted living and community-dwelling home care recipients

ICES | Clinical comorbidities and transitions between care settings among residents of assisted living facilities: a repeated cross-sectional study

ICES | Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of new residents of assisted living: a nested case-control study

ICES | Addressing long-term care's "dark matter"

ICES | Rates of hospital-based care among older adults in the community and residential care facilities: a repeated cross-sectional study

Meeting the needs of older adults in residential care settings

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Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre, Richard Villeneuve and Pop Up Podcasting
Artwork designed by Stella-Luna Ha
Music licensed through Melodie Music

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