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Community Paramedicine Frailty Pathway

Community paramedics are uniquely positioned to support coordinated care through early frailty identification, risk stratification, targeted interventions, and proactive service connections. The decision-tree outlines an innovative Community Paramedicine Frailty Pathway that uses a standardized, stepwise approach to integrate frailty into chronic disease management and ongoing patient monitoring. By facilitating timely referrals to Specialized Geriatric Services, rehabilitation programs, community supports, and other healthcare resources, the pathway promotes proactive frailty management. This approach can improve patient outcomes, reduce avoidable emergency department utilization, and help delay or prevent permanent institutionalization, supporting older adults to remain safely and independently in their communities for longer.

Related Resources

Related Resources

2026 Age-Well Annual Conference Presentation: Evaluating a Centralized Data Reporting and Visualization System for a Regional Geriatric Program

AFHTO 2026 Presentation: Designing a Regional Cognition Referral Pathway: Integrating Primary Care, Specialist, and Community Supports for Older Adults

AGS 2026 Presentation: Strengthening Geriatric Capacity in Ontario’s Health Workforce: Results of a Provincial Training Needs Assessment to Support Specialized Geriatric Services

Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2026 Presentation: Integrated Care for Vulnerably Housed Older Adults: Barriers and Enablers to Implementation and Sustainability

HPCO 2026 Presentation: Understanding barriers and facilitators to goal-setting and shared decision-
making with persons with dementia in specialized geriatric services

ICIC 2026 Presentations: Building Ontario's Workforce Capacity for Integrated Geriatric Services: Findings from a Provincial Training Needs Assessment

Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2026 Presentation: Optimizing Regional Cognition Referral Pathways: Evaluating Standardized Referral Redistribution Criteria Across Specialized Geriatric Services (SGS)

Central East Cognition Referral Pathway Guidance Document

ICIC 2026 Presentations: Frailty Pathways: A Population Health Management Strategy for Older Adults

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