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Acknowledgement
o About the NWT and NWTRPA
o Older Adults in the NWT
o Elders in Motion
o Tips for Success
o Sample Activities
o Fort Simpson Elders Program
Agenda:
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Why are you interested?
Who is here?
Northwest Territories
We Asked Inuvik Elders Video
About NWTRPA
About the NWTRPA
A territory where everyone has the access and support to choose
an active and healthy lifestyle.
VISION OF NWTRPA
A recreation and parks system that provides meaningful support
to recreation leaders, communities, and partners to
build healthy community settings.
Mission of NWTRPAWe promote the inclusion of recreation and parks as key to our way of life. We do this by supporting leaders, communities and partners through training, advocacy and networking.
NWTRPA Programs
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• Approximately 11,700 residents 50+
• The number of Older Adults is expected to increase
• Older adults are continuing to work and volunteer as they age
2011 Health Status Report states
NWT Bureau of Statistics
NWT Older Adults
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• Diabetes• High Blood Pressure• Arthritis and rheumatism • Cancer• Chronic Conditions• Falls• Falls are responsible for over 60% of the
injury hospitalization costs for seniors, age 75+
Our Elders Our Communities, the GNWT framework for meeting the health and social needs of seniors/eldersThe Northwest Territories Hospitalization Report (2013)
Health Concerns of Older
Adults in the NWT
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Older populations who are hospitalized in the NWT:• 50% longer hospital stay
• More likely to be hospitalized more than once per year
• Total annual cost of hospitalizations for falls in adults 45 years and older - $1,669,000/year!
NWT Hospitalization Report 2013
NWT Health Care System
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Elements of being active and independent include: • Physically able and mobile• Good health• Engaged in community events• Useful to society• Able to volunteer• Able to attend community events.
Pertice Moffitt and Brianne Timpson.2015.Influences on Quality of Life of the Older Adult in the Northwest Territories. Aurora Research Institute.
Quality of Life of Older Adults in the NWT
Elders in Motion History
2008
Start Up
2009
Dene Nation
Canadian Center for Activity and Aging
2010, 2013-2016
Elders in Motion Gathering
Elders in Motion Program Goals
1. Improve access to recreation activities
2. Deliver training to health and recreation leaders.
3. Support delivery of community older adult recreation programs.
Elders in Motion Training Includes:
• Active Living Exercise Program
• Balls and Balance Workshop
• Functional Fitness for Falls Prevention
Community Program Support:
• Assistance with creating a EIM committee
• Assisting with program development
• Providing training, equipment, materials
• Providing on-going support and program evaluation
Planning the Program
• Dates
• Location
• Transportation
• Leaders
• Variety: Special activities/outings
• Food
• Promotion
• Cost and Funding
• Partnerships
• Celebrations
Examples of other activities
• Walking Poker (Fort
Resolution, Délįne)
• Walking Bingo
• Balloon Badminton
• Wii and Tea
• Floor Curling (Inuvik, Dettah)
• Tlicho Camp Yoga (Behchokǫ̀)
Keys to Success
• Partnerships
• Transportation
• Variety
• Low or no cost
• Food
• Continuity
• Celebrations
• Good Promotion• Funding• Include traditional activities • Include older adults in
program planning
Elders in Motion Training Gathering
Elders in Motion Across the NWT
Active Elder Award
Framework for Recreation in Canada
Goal 1: Active Living
Goal 2: Inclusion and Access
Sample Exercises
Getting Up From A Chair
BEGINNER
Get up from a chair using your arms. Begin with 5. Add more every
day until you can do 15, then progress.
PROGRESSION
Get up from a chair without using your arms. Begin with 5. Add more every day until you can do 15, then
progress.
Balls and Balance
Fort Smith
Fort Smith
Fort Simpson Elders Program
Liidlii Kue
Fort Simpson
The Elder Care Home
The Elder Care Home
In the Beginning
• Arts, crafts, church events
• Memory groups, chair yoga, bingo,
• Berry picking, traditional food prep and cooking
• Music therapy
• Summer outdoor activities
Introduction To Elders in Motion
Including EIM Exercises
Gardening Program
• Started in 2015
• Formed a Garden Committee
• Yellowknife consultant
• Started with raised beds
Gardening Program
Planting and Harvest Day
The Garden and the Community
Barriers
• Weather/Winter Months
• Transportation
• Physically not able to leave home
• Staffing
• Burn out
• Space
• Garden: funding, water source, sun, volunteers, seeds
Keys to Success
• Consistency• Bingo• Food• Social• Friendly, caring staff• Adapting• Prizes• Garden: residents, volunteers,
love of being outside, sunlight, food source, community interaction
Highlights
Questions?
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