Building A Learning Health System for Canada’s First Publicly Funded “Dementia Village”
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This presentation will provide an overview of the approaches, methods, and emerging findings from an interdisciplinary collaboration to build a learning health system that supports ongoing evaluation of a new long-term care home (Providence Living at The Views, herein “The Views”), which stands as the first publicly funded adaptation of a “dementia village” concept to be implemented in Canada. By shifting away from institutional practices and towards a social-relational and resident/family-centred model of care, The Views aims to support residents in living their best lives within an environment that feels like home, fostering autonomy, dignity, and community. The presentation will focus on our team’s methodological approach, as well as emerging findings from the first year in the new care home, incorporating four years of qualitative and quantitative data.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this presentation, participants will:
- Appreciate the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration when developing a learning health system, and in assessing quality of life and well-being, in long-term care.
- Identify person-centred measurement tools for quantitatively assessing self-reported quality of life that are meaningful and appropriate for older adults living with dementia in long term care
- Understand the value of qualitative data to understanding quality of life for those who live, work, and visit in long term care
Amy Salmon, PhD
Associate Director and Scientist, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes
Conconi Family Foundation Distinguished Scholar in Seniors Care at UBC
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health
Dr. Amy Salmon is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health and Associate Director at the Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes. She is also the inaugural Conconi Family Foundation Distinguished Scholar in Seniors Care at UBC. Dr. Salmon specializes in developmental evaluation and system transformation to facilitate integrated health and social care for older adults, in both community and long-term care settings.