Health and Wellness


Aging with A Developmental Disability – Lifestyle & Health Considerations

Normal Aging Process

Tip sheets listing the likely changes to their body systems and functioning abilities as someone ages and strategies to help support a person with an intellectual disability exhibiting these changes. Original material compiled by Jane Powell of L’Arche Ontario. Adapted with permission from http://www.aging-and-disability.org

Nutrition and Healthy Eating

Exercise Tips

Fall Prevention

Health Booklets

The My Health Booklets are a series of health education booklets produced by Surrey Place Centre and funded by the Ontario Government, Ministry of Community and Social Services. The purpose for the series is to offer guidance to people with developmental disabilities in a clear and simple manner. The series consists of eight booklets now available online, with subjects ranging from general health issues to more specific health topics.

Primary Health Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities Guidelines

The Developmental Disabilities Primary Care Initiative has brought together clinicians with expertise in the care of adults with developmental disabilities (DD) to improve primary care and quality of life for adults with developmental disabilities (DD).

With leadership and coordination from Surrey Place Centre, and funding from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and Surrey Place Centre Foundation, Guidelines and Tools have been developed to help primary care providers to follow best practices in the care of these patients. These guidelines and tools are utilized in the Training Course for primary care providers that are offered on a yearly basis.

Guidelines for Managing the Client with Intellectual Disability in the Emergency Room

Based on the psychiatry residency curriculum at the University of Toronto, which includes teaching in and exposure to developmental disabilities (DD), Guidelines for Managing the Client with Intellectual Disability in the Emergency Room can contribute to a better outcome for ER clients and the ER staff who provide care.

These valuable guidelines, written for psychiatric residents and for those who work in any hospital with a psychiatric unit, address issues that care providers experience when attending to the person with DD in crisis. Care providers will learn how to optimize the clinical encounter, and to assess the complex medical and mental health issues that often arise for people with DD. The guidelines also present a systematic approach to treatment and triage.

Palliative Care

Palliative care can be separated into three stages. These stages enable the caregiver to plan and work with expected outcomes. In each of these stages symptom management is required, the following pages cover the most common symptoms. Material written by Aakilah Ade, Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Consultant.
Palliative Care and Symptom Management

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