Jodi worked closely with a team of consultants, the Oakville Age-Friendly Committee, Town of Oakville Staff, and a full range of stakeholders to develop the Town’s first Age-Friendly Baseline Study. Jodi designed a robust community-wide survey, as well as planned and facilitated a series of interviews and focus groups, intercept interviews with local residents, and world café-style workshop. Results from this work were compiled into a baseline report for the Town to determine next steps in becoming more age-friendly. 

Working with a consulting team comprised of the University of Toronto Balance of Care Group, Snyder Architects and SHS Consulting, on behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Jodi led the team to prepare content for an updated, web-based, Housing Options for Persons Living with Dementia Guide.  The Guide is aimed at providing information and guidance, through a web-based platform, to individuals living with dementia and their caregivers, and to operators and providers of housing for persons with dementia.   Jodi facilitated online consultations with providers and operators of existing community-based housing for persons living with dementia across the country, with caregivers of persons living with dementia, and with people living with dementia themselves. The Guide was developed using a conceptual framework informed by a person-centered care philosophy.

The overall purpose of the Older Adult Service Review and Strategy was to examine the full range of program and services for older adults in Oakville and to develop a vision with sustainable recommendations to position the Town to respond to the changing needs, diversity and trends of an aging population. J Consulting Group led a series of consultation activities aimed at identifying current and future program needs, preferences and gaps within the existing service model.