#MyOTStory

En-AGE: Aging well in Ontario

As occupational therapists, we recognize that older people experience many life transitions. These transitions are linked to health and well-being. We support older adults to navigate these life transitions by helping them experiment with new ways of performing valued activities, being engaged socially, and continuing to become who they aspire to be as parents, grandparents, caregivers, friends, volunteers, workers, citizens, neighbours, and family members.

To ensure a place in seniors care, and to promote the need for continued and expanded funding of our services, we need to better profile our contributions. We need compelling stories that highlight the impact occupational therapists can have in supporting seniors in their homes and communities across their life transitions.

Do you have a story of how you’ve supported an older adult navigate a life transition?

Share your story with us!

(please refrain from using identifying information)

Question Title

* 1. What transition did you help the older adult navigate?

Enabled reentry to the workforce
(e.g., supporting older worker needs, senior-friendly work environments, tech supports, etc.)

Enabled transition to retirement
(pre and post retirement planning)

Enabled caregiving occupations
(e.g., online support, coaching, managing burnout, navigating supports, etc.)

Enable community occupational roles
(e.g., advocacy/leadership, mentoring, volunteering, etc.)

Enabled self-care of Chronic illness and disability
(e.g., adaptation, assistive technologies, home modifications, support groups, online supports, tele-rehab, etc.)

Enabled social relationships
(e.g., grandparenting, socialization, sexual expression and identity, etc.)

Enabled transitions to a new living environment/arrangement
(e.g., LTC, assisted living, relocating to child's house, immigration, etc.)

Enabled spiritual occupational transitions
(e.g. widowhood, making sense of loss of social roles, access to places of worship, etc.)

Enabled end-of-life occupations
(e.g., pain management, palliative care, supporting declining occupational performance, legacy making, etc.)

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 2. What occupations were involved with the life transition?

Question Title

* 3. Can you tell us about the circumstances under which you encountered the older adult?

Question Title

* 4. What challenges were the older adult (or caregiver) posed with?

Question Title

* 5. What steps did you take to support the older adult navigate the transition?

Question Title

* 6. What impact did you have on the older adult (and/or the caregiver)?
What new occupations are they engaged in?

Question Title

* 7. What did you take away from this experience?

Question Title

* 8. What would you like others to know about the impact and process of occupational therapy in supporting older adults to overcome the challenges of life transitions?

Question Title

* 9. What role would you say you played in helping the older adult navigate the life transition?

Coach

Fixer

Teacher

Facilitator

Problem-solver

Advocate

Can you tell us more?

Question Title

* 10. Can we contact you to clarify details of your story or to ask for your consent to feature your story on the En-AGE webpage? If yes, please provide us with your contact information.

Name

City/Town

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

#MyOTStory

En-AGE: Aging well in Ontario

Question Title

* 1. What transition did you help the older adult navigate?

Question Title

* 2. What occupations were involved with the life transition?

Question Title

* 3. Can you tell us about the circumstances under which you encountered the older adult?

Question Title

* 4. What challenges were the older adult (or caregiver) posed with?

Question Title

* 5. What steps did you take to support the older adult navigate the transition?

Question Title

* 6. What impact did you have on the older adult (and/or the caregiver)? What new occupations are they engaged in?

Question Title

* 7. What did you take away from this experience?

Question Title

* 8. What would you like others to know about the impact and process of occupational therapy in supporting older adults to overcome the challenges of life transitions?

Question Title

* 9. What role would you say you played in helping the older adult navigate the life transition?

Question Title

* 10. Can we contact you to clarify details of your story or to ask for your consent to feature your story on the En-AGE webpage? If yes, please provide us with your contact information.

* 6. What impact did you have on the older adult (and/or the caregiver)?
What new occupations are they engaged in?