Sparking Collectively Leveraged Action for Older Adult Care in Ontario
The Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office and Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario co-hosted a powerful event on February 21st in ...
News
World Delirium Awareness Day – March 13, 2024
World Delirium Awareness Day is an annual event that is held to raise awareness about delirium and its impact on ...
New resources from the Osteoporosis Strategy: Plan ahead for a New Year without falls
Make this year your year to avoid falls Falls are the number one reason for injury-related death, hospitalization and emergency ...
More than 1.1 million Ontario older adults may be living with frailty by 2040
PGLO has updated their publication “Frailty Estimates by Census Division and Ontario Health Regions” which is now posted at https://geriatricsontario.ca/resources/frailty-estimates-by-census-division-and-ontario-health-region/. These ...
New emergency preparedness guide for older adults released
The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Canadian Red Cross, have announced new emergency preparedness ...
Celebrating the leadership and resilience of Ontario’s Older Adults
May 23, 2022 First launched on October 1, 2021 International Day of Older Persons, Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO) continues ...
New Rehab Framework For Older Adults
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario and the Rehabilitative Care Alliance have released a new best practice framework to guide rehabilitative care ...
New Practice Guide Aims to Improve the Acute Care Experience for Older Adults
November 5, 2021 Developed in collaboration with Ontario Health, the Ontario Hospital Association, Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO), the Rehabilitative ...
Engaging Older Adults and Setting the Direction of PGLO – the Older Adult and Care Partner Advisory Council
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO) has established an Older Adult and Care Partner Advisory Council (OACPAC). This new Council aims ...
Evaluating the Experience of Older Adults With Your Service? Try the Provincial Older Adult Experience Survey.
Ensuring that the services we develop meet the needs of and create good experiences for older adults is a central ...
Mapping of Geriatric Services Makes Partnering in the Care of Older Adults Living with Complex Health Conditions Easier
May 13, 2021 The 2021 edition of the Specialized and Focused Geriatric Programs and Services map, released today by Provincial ...
Welcoming New Team Members
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario Welcome New Team Members Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario is very pleased to announce the appointment of ...
Upcoming Events
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Building Capacity for Aging Care in Ontario: 2025 SGS and SMH Leadership Exchange
December 5, 2025
Join decision-makers and planners as well as clinician leaders from specialized geriatric services and seniors' mental health programs to learn about leadership in action across our network and to discuss evolving priorities for supporting complex older adult populations..
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(Archived) Coordinated Access & Centralized Intake Summit: Exploring Provincial Practices, Insights, and Opportunities
November 3, 2025
On November 3, PGLO and more than 75 colleagues explored how coordinated access and centralized intake are shaping care across Ontario through shared data, outcomes, and lessons learned.
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(Archived) Models and Examples of Integrated Community Geriatric Teams (Part 2): Webinar
June 10, 2025
View the second of a two-part series and colleagues working in integrated primary care and geriatric models in Community Health Centres as they showcase examples and approaches. Examples from different Ontario Health regions will be presented. Presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion with participants to co-imagine future possibilities for integrated primary care and geriatric practice to better support an aging population.