Leadership in Community Care:

High Density Housing

Northwood has been working with the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care, the Nova Scotia Housing Agency, and Nova Scotia Health to look at a different model of in-home and external supports for folks living in our high-density buildings. The project has given us an opportunity to delve into different possibilities for accessing and meeting the needs of people in these environments.

ACT Quarterly Review

Northwood will be featured by ACT in their Quarterly Research Review. Their first quarterly report was released earlier in 2022, in which we featured Chek Hooi from Tsao Foundation. You can view the report here https:// agecaretechnologies.org/quarterly-review/actquarterly-report_2022_q1/.

We are proposing to the government that the ACT Tool be utilized as part of the evaluation framework for the High Density Housing Projects provincially.

AccESSiBLE BUS

In 2022, Northwood was asked to select a high-need housing building and develop a proposal to provide a unique set of supports based on their individual needs. An ACT assessment will be performed. We have received $500,000 to support this pilot. This project is in collaboration with a number of community partners.

This project is just getting underway, but we are excited to be part of the process and to better serve our population.

In 1993, Ivy Meadows recognized they needed transportation for their residents. They started with a station wagon, and after that an unreliable bus.

It was decided they would need to purchase a new bus at a cost of $83,000. The Friends of Ivy Meadows Residence Society stepped up to the plate to raise the funds and to maintain the bus.

In April of 2023, The Friends of Ivy Meadows donated the Ivy Meadows bus to Northwood. The community raised funds so the residents of Ivy Meadows could enjoy regular outings. The bus will continue to serve Ivy Meadows residents and may supplement the Northwood bus on occasion.