A Brant Community Experience Path to OPADD A Brant Community Experience

OPADD Begins 2005 – Regional OPADD conference in Hamilton Brant community participates at Regional level Interest wanes at local level

Issues Arise Spring of 2008 – Two individuals with developmental disabilities admitted to two LTC homes Both individuals create significant issues in new environments In danger of losing placements

The Plan Group from LTC and DS services meet to discuss issues Meetings productive - helped each sector to understand issues and limitations experienced in each sector Provides avenue for discussion about issues and problem solving

Plan (con’t) Plans developed for each individual including: training for LTC staff staffing resources from DS sector for transition assistance from DS specialized services providers

Results Sadly one LTC placement broke down despite everyone’s efforts

Results (con’t) But the other placement has remained successful and we have learned a lot

Long Term Results Group continues to meet to discuss other potential issues and brainstorm better ways to provide services for the future Group continues to meet almost monthly Added members from CCAC, local hospital discharge planning, Alzheimer’s society and the local psycho-geriatric mental health outreach program

Long Term Results (con’t) We have determined: to become more educated about each other’s services to work more collaboratively to partner, where appropriate, to provide services to this population

Long Term Results (con’t) Proposals submitted from both sectors to enhance the services to this population Invited LHIN rep to meeting to discuss Aging At Home Strategy initiative and to determine possible joint proposals for funding

Long Term Results (con’t) Decided to become an official OPADD group in Brant