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ANNUAL REPORT 2013–14 4 A gift from The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation supports nursing education and the purchase of medication carts. Dr. Robert Madan, chief of psychiatry, led the creation of a new mental health website with funding from Evelyn Burns-Weinrib, an advocate for seniors' mental health. I NTEG R ATE D C AR E I N TH E CO M M U N IT Y Baycrest is taking a leadership role in developing a new model of care for seniors with complex health needs living in the community. The Integrated Community Care Team (ICCT) takes an interprofessional and person-centred approach to care. Healthcare professionals with specialized knowledge in geriatrics work together to support patients, physicians and family caregivers. The ICCT is a unique partnership between Baycrest, the Toronto Central and Central Community Care Access Centres (CCACs), and North York General Hospital. M E N TA L H E A LT H WE B S I T E The Centre for Mental Health has launched a new website that offers hope and encouragement for seniors experiencing depression as well as for their families and caregivers. The site includes videos by Baycrest experts and explains the symptoms, risk factors and treatments for late-life depression. It was funded by donations from Evelyn Burns-Weinrib, a Baycrest volunteer and philanthropist, The Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation and the AHSC AFP Innovation Fund. Plans are underway to expand the site to include a number of other topics in seniors' mental health. www.baycrest.org/mentalhealth F I T N E S S A N D FA L L S P R E V E N T I O N Baycrest is now delivering seniors' exercise and falls prevention programs in local retirement and community housing facilities. Funded by the Toronto Central LHIN under a new provincial strategy, the classes keep seniors active and offer tips and strategies for maintaining physical function and reducing falls, an important factor in retaining independence.

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