05 05 2016 Age Friendly Community Committee AgendaTownship of Oro-Medonte
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Meeting Agenda
Council Chambers
Proud Heritage, F.xcitiug Future
Thursday, May 5, 2016
10:00 a.m.
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1. Adoption of Agenda:
a) Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest:
3. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
2 - 5 a) Minutes of Age -Friendly Community Committee meeting held on Thursday,
March 10, 2016.
4. Deputations:
None.
5. Reports:
6 - 9 a) Emma Dickson, Public Interest Strategy & Communications, re: Focus Group
Meetings.
10-14 b) Emma Dickson, Public Interest Strategy & Communications, re: Survey
Preliminary Results.
6.
Communications:
None.
7.
Next Meeting Date:
To be determined.
8.
Adjournment:
a)
Motion to Adjourn.
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Prond HerittWe, Exciting Future
Thursday, March 10, 2016
The Township of Oro-Medonte
Age Friendly Community Committee
Council Chambers
2014-2018 Council
Time: 11:05 a.m.
Present: Mayor H.S. Hughes
Councillor Barbara Coutanche
Carolyn Jones, Public Health Nurse, Simcoe Muskoka District
Health Unit
Wynne Fitz -Gerald
Ruth Fountain
Doug Humphries
Christina Sanford, Co -Chair
Staff Present: Donna Hewitt, Director, Corporate and Strategic Initiatives; Marie
Brissette, Executive Assistant Mayor & Council/Special Projects
Coordinator; Emma Dickson, Public Interest Strategy &
Communications
Regrets: Adrianna Spinosa, Intermediate Planner; Dawn Davidson,
Administrative Lead, Huronia Nurse Practitioner -Led Clinic
Also Present: None.
1. Adoption of Agenda:
a) Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Motion No. AFCC160310-1
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Humphries
It is recommended that the Age -Friendly Community Committee agenda for the meeting
held on Thursday, March 10, 2016 be adopted.
Carried.
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest:
None declared.
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Minutes of the Age Friendly Community Committee — Thursday, March 10, 2016
3. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
a) Minutes of Age Friendly Community Committee meeting held on Thursday, February 11,
2016,
Motion No. AFCC160310-2
Moved by Coutanche, Seconded by Fitz -Gerald
It is recommended that the draft minutes of the Age Friendly Community Committee
meeting held on Thursday, February 11, 2016 be adopted as presented.
Carried.
4. Deputations:
None.
5. Reports:
a) Report No. CS12016-10, Marie Brissette, Executive Assistant Mayor & Council / Special
Project Coordinator, re: Update #3 Age Friendly Community Plan Project.
Motion No. AFCC160310-3
Moved by Coutanche, Seconded by Jones
It is recommended that Report No. CS12016-10, Marie Brissette, Executive Assistant
Mayor & Council / Special Project Coordinator, re: Update #3 Age Friendly Community
Plan Project be received for information.
Carried.
b) Marie Brissette, Executive Assistant Mayor & Council / Special Project Coordinator, re:
Training under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Motion No. AFCC160310-4
Moved by Humphries, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended that the information presented by Marie Brissette, Executive
Assistant Mayor & Council / Special Project Coordinator, re: Training under the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 be received.
Carried.
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Minutes of the Age Friendly Community Committee — Thursday, March 10, 2016
c) Marie Brissette, Executive Assistant Mayor & Council / Special Project Coordinator, re:
Survey Distribution.
Motion No. AFCC160310-5
Moved by Fitz -Gerald, Seconded by Humphries
It is recommended that the information presented by Marie Brissette, Executive
Assistant Mayor & Council / Special Project Coordinator, re: Survey Distribution be
received.
Carried.
d) Emma Dickson, Public Interest Strategy & Communications, re: Focus Groups.
Motion No. AFCC160310-6
Moved by Coutanche, Seconded by Jones
It is recommended that the information presented by Emma Dickson, Public Interest
Strategy & Communications, re: Focus Groups be received.
Carried.
6. Communications:
None.
7. Questions from the Public Clarifying an Agenda Item:
Questions from the Public Clarifying an Agenda Item provides an opportunity for the
members of the public to seek clarification with respect to the decision which was made
on an agenda item, the meaning of the decision and the next steps as a result of the
decision.
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Minutes of the Age Friendly Community Committee — Thursday, March 10, 2016
8. Next Meeting Date:
To be determined.
9. Adjournment:
a) Motion to Adjourn.
Motion No. AFCC160310-7
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Fitz -Gerald
It is recommended that we do now adjourn at 12:32 p.m.
Christina Sanford, Co -Chair
Marie Brissette, Co -Chair
Executive Assistant Mayor & Council/Special Project Coordinator
Carried.
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5.a) Emma Dickson, Public Interest Strategy &
Communications...
Oro-Medonte Age -Friendly Study
Focus Group Discussion Guide
Date:
Location:
Interviewer:
Opening
Thank you all for coming in to speak with us today. Before we get into the questions I wanted to
take this opportunity to give you a bit of background information about the project. We're
researching the age -friendliness of Oro-Medonte. What we mean by age -friendly is that
important aspects of community life are accessible and inclusive of people as they age. This
includes issues like housing, employment, transportation, health services and more.
We work for an organization called Public Interest. The Township of Oro-Medonte hired us to
conduct research about issues and barriers that older adults might face in the region. We are
organizing 2 sessions like these in the Township to hear about your experiences. We are also
reaching out to community agencies, caregivers, and businesses to get a sense how they
experience age -friendliness and what might create an age -friendly community.
During our discussion, you may be asked questions that relate to situations or experiences that
may have been stressful for you. Please feel free to decline to answer a question or elaborate
on something you've said if you are not comfortable doing so. If at any point you feel you need
to leave the room or take a break, please feel free to do so. One of us can accompany you if you
would prefer, and help you find someone to talk to if that is what you need.
I also want to assure you that everything said here will be kept confidential. No one will be
mentioned by name in the notes or in the final report. Focus group participants will be referred
to in general terms, as "participant," or as a group. No personally identifiable information will
be included in the report. I also ask that out of respect for each other's privacy, that nothing
said here today leaves this room.
We are taking notes and recording the audio of the discussion to make sure that we are
capturing your thoughts and discussions accurately; however, these notes will only be viewed
by the research team. These files will be destroyed upon completion of the project.
The discussion today will take about 2 hours. For the sake of time, I may interrupt you or ask
you to wrap up so that everyone has the opportunity to speak. And in order to hear all
perspectives, I may ask people who haven't spoken to offer their ideas.
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Communications...
Before we start, I'd like to take some time to establish some ground rules. It is important to
keep in mind that there are no right or wrong answers to any of the questions we'll be asking
today. Everyone's experiences and opinions will be different, and all those experiences and
opinions are valuable to our research. So, it's important that we have the opportunity to hear
from everyone here today. I ask that everyone be respectful of other opinions and experiences,
and allow each other to speak. I may ask if you would like the opportunity to speak if you
haven't done so already, and I may skip over you if you have spoken often, but there are others
who want to speak.
Does this sound okay to everyone? Did I miss anything?
Ok, let's get started!
Go -around
Please introduce yourself, how long you've lived in the community, and name one reason why
Oro-Medonte is a good place to live for older adults.
List of participants and responses:
Questions
Outdoor spaces/buildings and accessibility
1. Are outdoor and green spaces generally accessible to older adults?
a. If yes, what makes them accessible? (prompt for proximity, number of stairs,
existence of railings, plenty of benches etc.)
b. If no, what could be done to make them accessible? What are the issues seniors
face in accessing these spaces?
2. Are buildings in the community generally accessible to older adults?
a. Is there a type of building that is not accessible? (prompt for Public vs. private,
entertainment venues vs. places of business etc.)
Social participation
3. What kind of social activities exist for older adults in the community? (Prompt for
physical activity)
4. Are there opportunities for social participation that seniors don't have that maybe they
should have, or you would like to see?
Respect and social inclusion
5. Do you think that older adults are respected and recognized in the community as
valuable?
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a. How could respect for seniors increase in the community?
6. What do you think is the greatest benefit seniors contribute to the community, or could
contribute to the community in an ideal world?
7. What kind of opportunities exists for older adults to socialize younger people? (i.e.
children, youth, adults, middle-aged)
8. Who in the seniors population do you think is excluded from community life?
a. Prompt for people with mental health
b. Prompt for people living below the poverty line
c. How do you think those people could be included into community life?
Communication and Information
9. How do older adults get information in the community? And which are the best ways
you've found?
10. What are some barriers that older adults face in accessing information in the
community?
a. Do older adults in the community miss out on community events, employment
opportunities, etc. because the information is shared in a way that is not
accessible to them?
Civic engagement and employment
11. Where do seniors in the community work?
a. Where do they volunteer? What are some of the barriers seniors face in getting
employment or volunteer positions?
12. Do older adults face barriers or discrimination when seeking work?
a. If so, what are they?
13. Older adults were named as a huge asset to volunteering in the community (informal or
formal), what are some ways we can better support volunteers who are older adults?
a. What's your experience with volunteer burnout?
Housing
14. What are some of the issues seniors face in regards to housing in the community?
a. Are there enough housing options for people as they age?
15. What types of accessible housing do people have? (In their home or otherwise)
a. Prompt for affordability
b. Prompt for accessible for people with disabilities, and changes to the home.
Transportation
16. How do people get around in Oro-Medonte? What are the biggest transportation issues
in the community? (prompt for public transportation, retaining drivers licenses etc.)
17. What are some opportunities for overcoming transportation barriers?
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Health and Social Services
18. What are some of the main issues with local service agencies, health or otherwise?
19. What are some gaps in social services? Are there some programming that you wish
there would be more of?
20. What are some safety and security issues that older adults face in the community?
a. What are some ways that you have come up with ensuring your own safety?
Final
21. Are there any barriers or issues that older adults face that I did not ask about today?
22. If you spoke to elected officials about age -friendly strategies, what would you say was
most urgent or important? (This one should be answered by everyone in attendance in a
go -around)
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Survey Results Example Communications...
Total responses from the Township of Oro-Medonte: 144 (with some surveys still to be entered)
The first dimension was used as an example to show how we can present the data, and to determine what the best way
to show the data would be.
Respect & Social Inclusion
In the dimension of 'Respect and Social Inclusion' there were 101 survey respondents who completed this section.
Question 1: Please tell us your opinion on the following statements.
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Aging adults are respected by the
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Question 2: As you think about your future, what are you most looking forward to? Communications...
Other comments included: physical activity, and being pain free
Question 3: As you think about your future, what are you most worried about?
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Characteristics to sort data by: Communications...
With the data that we've collected, we are able to segregate responses in the following categories.
• Gender
• Age
• Ethno-cultural background
• Marital status
• Highest level of education
• Household income
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