INTRODUCTION
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a healthcare outpost; Data on service uptake and needs from senior-focused and/or volunteer resource services (meals on wheels, nurse next door, etc.); Data from local businesses regarding needs and requests of seniors (seats at counters, deliveries, house calls, etc.); Data from tourist information booths about wayfinding and navigation challenges and inquiries; Administrative data on development and rezoning applications for residential and mixed-use communities; and Data from local bylaw enforcement and police services on vehicle and pedestrian infractions.
Suggested Input and Output Indicators • Number of municipalities with policy and regulations related to wayfinding and signage strategies that consider the needs of older adults; • Net change in uptake by developers to include legibility, wayfinding, and communication strategies in new developments; • Number of applications for new healthcare outposts incorporated into residential communities; • Number of applications for small, neighbourhood retail developments in residential neighbourhoods; • Net change in wait times and applications for extended care facilities; • Net change in uptake of tax deferral and reduction programs for seniors; • Net change in the number of visits by emergency personnel to homes occupied by seniors; and • Number of seniors who self-report having easy access to a family doctor within their community.