Parent Program: Spark

Supporting Caregivers from Ethnocultural Communities through Culturally Appropriate Tools and Resources, during COVID-19 and beyond — Supporting Caregivers from Ethnocultural Communities through Culturally Appropriate Tools and ...
The Diverse Caregivers Access Program aims to develop, test, and deliver culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate resources for […]

19 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON / V1 / Caregiver Support / caregiver support / diversity / education / ethnocultural communities / Spark

Addressing Resident and Caregiver Well-Being Through Virtual Music Therapy in Long-Term Care During COVID-19 and Beyond — Addressing Resident and Caregiver Well-Being Through Virtual Music Therapy in ...
Physical distancing and isolation measures implemented during COVID-19 in long-term care (LTC) homes have limited social interaction and […]

14 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON / V1 / Cognitive Health / caregiver well-being / music therapy / social connectedness / Spark

Wet your Whistle with Water (W3): A grassroots strategy to improve water intake in residential care — Wet your Whistle with Water (W3): A grassroots strategy to ...
Dehydration is common among older adults living in retirement, assisted living, and long-term care residences. Wet your Whistle […]

14 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON / V1 / Caregiver Support / dehydration / residential care / water intake / Spark

LiveWell@Home: Virtual GERAS DANCE to improve health and build the resilience of seniors in our community — LiveWell@Home: Virtual GERAS DANCE to improve health and build the ...
The closing of facilities and community centres during the COVID-19 pandemic has created significant gaps in programming for […]

14 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON / V1 / Cognitive Health / Cognitive health / dance / falls prevention / Spark

Reducing Caregiver Stress and Uncertainty with Critical Decisions Near End-of-Life through Virtual Advance Care Planning — Reducing Caregiver Stress and Uncertainty with Critical Decisions Near End-of-Life ...
People living with dementia often have multiple complex medical conditions that limit their ability to express treatment preferences. […]

14 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON / V1 / Caregiver Support / advance care planning / dementia / virtual care / Spark

Pilot test and scale online dementia training for unregulated care providers adapted from the award-winning iGeriCare platform — Pilot test and scale online dementia training for unregulated care ...
This project will test and scale online training about dementia and caregiver well-being for unregulated care providers. Based […]

7 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON v1 / Caregiver Support / caregiver training / e-learning / iGeriCare / Spark

Volunteer Collective: Alzheimer Societies in Southwestern Ontario — Volunteer Collective: Alzheimer Societies in Southwestern Ontario
This project expands on a Volunteer Collective project currently being piloted by the South West Alzheimer Society Alliance […]

7 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON v1 / Caregiver Support / remote communities / training / volunteers recruitment / Spark

VRx@Home: Evaluating the Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy on the Wellbeing of Caregivers and People with Dementia Living at Home — VRx@Home: Evaluating the Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy on ...
This project team is designing and rigorously evaluating the first Virtual Reality (VR) therapy program for people with […]

7 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON v1 / Aging in Place / caregiver burden / therapy / virtual reality / Spark

Advancing Community Paramedicine Practice in Response to COVID-19 — Advancing Community Paramedicine Practice in Response to COVID-19
Already well situated in the community, paramedics work collaboratively with other community partners to help ensure patients receive […]

6 Jul, 2021 tagged Spark-ON v1 / Aging in Place / emergency / home care / paramedics / risk assessment / Spark

Avoiding Hospitalizations for Long Term Care Residents: the PREVIEW-ED© eTool — Avoiding Hospitalizations for Long Term Care Residents: the PREVIEW-ED© eTool
Care Aides and Personal Support Workers comprise more than 70 percent of the staffing in long-term care (LTC) […]

26 May, 2020 tagged Spark v1 / ER Avoidance / long-term care / Personal Support Worker / PREVIEW-ED / Spark

Preventing Emergency Department Visits by Identifying People with Unrecognized Dementia — Preventing Emergency Department Visits by Identifying People with Unrecognized Dementia
Patients with dementia are frequently discharged from the ER without diagnosing the fact that they have an underlying […]

26 May, 2020 tagged Spark v1 / ER Avoidance / dementia / Emergency Room / patients / Spark

Virtual Psychotherapeutic Group for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Attending an Adult Day Program — Virtual Psychotherapeutic Group for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Attending ...
Baycrest Adult Day Program and the Koschitzky Centre For Innovations in Family Caregiving have identified virtual support groups […]

21 May, 2020 tagged Spark v3 / Cognitive Health / caregiver support / caregivers / Virtual support / Spark