Community Supports

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What services are required in the community to ensure this new model is successful?

To ensure the new model’s success, services needed in the community include robust primary care, home-based care, and community health support. This involves enhancing programs that prevent hospital visits, support behavioral health, and offer transitional and palliative care.

Who are you working with to increase community supports?

We are working with local health service providers, community organizations, local municipalities and the District of Muskoka, and the Muskoka and Area Ontario Health Team (MAOHT) to boost community supports and improve primary care accessibility.

What programs are currently in place and what will be offered in the new model?

Current programs include the Behavioral Support Assistant, Frailty Scale in the Emergency Department, Hospital to Home Program, Transitional Care Unit with Hospice Muskoka, and the Seniors Assessment and Support Outreach Team. The new model will continue these initiatives and include enhanced programs like Remote Care Monitoring, Heart Function Clinic, and expanded use of platforms such as Ocean eReferral and MyChart Patient Portal.

We are currently facing community program shortages; how will this change in the new model to support the new hospitals?

The new model aims to alleviate community program shortages by strengthening partnerships with community health service providers, expanding existing programs, and leveraging Ontario Health Teams to improve primary care and support services. This collaborative approach will help better support the new hospitals and ensure comprehensive care.