RCA initiatives support best practice care for community-dwelling older adults.
A more detailed list of activities for all RCA initiatives is found here. Terms of reference and the membership for the advisory and task groups can be found on our governance page.
Frail Seniors Rehabilitative Care Best Practice Framework | |
Frail Seniors: Guidance on Best Practice Rehabilitative Care in the Context of COVID-19 | Provides best practice recommendations to guide provision of rehabilitative care services to frail seniors and what should be considered as these services are reopened. |
Frail Seniors Rehabilitative Care Best Practice Framework: Bedded Levels of Care | Provides detailed evidence-based recommendations on how to deliver best practice rehabilitative care in a bedded setting. |
Pathways to Post-Fall Rehabilitative Care | |
Pathways to rehabilitative care for frail older adults in the community presenting to primary care or ED post-fall: Pilot Report (July 2020) | Initial findings from the pilot, including implementation strategies and tools. |
Post-Fall Pathway: Emergency Department - DRAFT (October 2019 | Clinical pathway for ED assessment and referrals. |
Post-Fall Pathway: Primary Care - DRAFT (October 2019) | Clinical pathway for primary care assessment and referrals. |
Direct Access Priority Process (DAPP) | |
DAPP | Supports early identification of individuals with restorative potential who require inpatient rehabilitative care and facilitates referrals directly from the community. |
Geriatric Syndromes | |
Frail Senior/Medically Complex Compendium (2015) | Summary of best practices from gold standard literature re: the assessment and treatment of geriatric syndromes. |
Hip Fracture Rehabilitative Care Best Practices | |
Hip Fracture Framework (March 2017/Rev September 2018) Addendum to the Rehabilitative Care Best Practice Framework in the Context of COVID-19 (October 2020) |
Includes the framework, referral decision tree, and process indicators for support performance monitoring and QBP-related outcomes. Additional resources are available here. Additional evidence-based recommendations that align with current COVID-19 restrictions. |
A&R Evaluation | |
Assess & Restore 2018-19 Initiatives Summary (January 2020) | Description and outcomes of all 2018/19 A&R initiatives. |
Assess & Restore 2017-18 Initiatives Summary (October 2018) | Description of all 2017/18 A&R initiatives. |
Assess & Restore Shared Provincial Indicators (January 2018) | Description and technical definitions of standardized indicators for Assess & Restore reporting. |
Assess & Restore 2016-17 Initiatives Summary (November 2017) | Description of all 2016/17 A&R initiatives. |
Pan-LHIN A&R Logic Model (March 2017) | Logic model to demonstrate the collective impact of all initiatives funded by A&R funding. |