How can the Macassa Lodge Adult Day program ensure it is optimally meeting the needs of the communities it serves?
Project Description:
Macassa Lodge is a facility run by the City of Hamilton, with both long term care beds and an adult day program that supports people (and their care partners/providers) to age well in their communities. The program currently has about 25 clients / day with capacity to serve up to 30 per day. The demographics of the population served include people with intellectual disabilities, low vision, early stages of dementia.
Students working on this project will have the opportunity to visit Macassa’s program to meet with staff and observe programming; the final product will include a report with recommendations for the Lodge.
Intended Outcomes:
Research and recommendations will inform continuous improvements of the current Adult Day Program at Macassa and inform possible expansion of additional programs.
In Scope:
Objective(s):
Conduct search of peer-reviewed and grey literature re best practices of adult day programs.
Conduct non-participant observations and document review of programming at Macassa Lodge
Conduct key-informant interviews with stakeholders at Macassa Lodge and across other adult day programs to discern best practices
City Staff: Denise Kendall, Supervisor of Resident Services, Healthy and Safe Communities
Secondary City Staff: Lisa Phelps, Administrator, Macassa Lodge & Holly Odoardi, Senior Administrator, Macassa Lodge
Instructor: Lori Letts, PhD, OT Reg.
Course: MSc (OT) Program - Evidence Based Practice Project Application Form