TIME: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Peggy Chi, a landscape architect and postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto is leading a transdisciplinary knowledge mobilization initiative relating to influences of built, naturalized, and psychosocial environments on both worker and resident outcomes in long-term care. Members are invited to the 2023/2024 Health Services Systems and Policy Seminar Series, entitled "Advances in Aging Environments Research & Practice." Architects can benefit from these seminars to update their knowledge in long-term care as they continue to plan for redevelopments and new constructions of long-term care homes.
These seminars will be held online via Zoom. Zoom links will be sent upon registration on EventBrite. This is an open seminar where everyone within the broad University of Toronto community, and within the networks of University of Toronto community members, are welcome to attend. Registration is required to receive zoom links.
2023-2024 Theme:
Advances in Aging Environments Research & Practice: What We Know & Don’t Know About the Influences of Psychosocial & Physical Work Environments on Workers and Their Work
Session Abstract:
This seminar will be presented in two parts. The first part of the presentation will highlight the relationships between the natural environment (e.g., vegetation, daylight, fresh air, sky, water, weather, and animals) and outcomes in long-term care homes, focusing on a recent mixed method investigation on the mental health and well-being of professional caregivers and the older adults they care for. The outcomes that will be discussed include work-related stress, burnout, and turnover intention, and responsive behavior. Practical implications derived from this study will present opportunities for future research and potential interventions to include in the development and renovations of long-term care homes. The second part of the presentation will highlight some of the factors that influence building delivery team decision-making in architectural design projects, and will begin to discuss why such factors might facilitate or restrict health promotion, including that of long-term care workers and residents, through building design.
While risk aversion in the design of long-term care homes aims to reduce harm, is it promoting health? How might building delivery be enhanced to promote the positive health of long-term care homes for workers, older adults, and the broader community?
Speakers:
Dr. Peggy Chi, PhD, MLA, CSLA, OALA | Landscape architect and Postdoctoral Fellow at IHPME
Sarah Hunter, M.Arch, B.A.S | PhD student at IHPME