Patient & Caregiver Resources - Frailty

Frailty is considered highly prevalent in old age and to confer high risk for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Frailty (is) defined as a clinical syndrome in which three or more of the following criteria were present: unintentional weight loss (10 lbs in past year), self-reported exhaustion, weakness (grip strength), slow walking speed, and low physical activity.*

• Information Sheets / Guides
• Advocacy Organizations
• Support Groups

Information Sheets / Guides

• Canes and Walkers - Click to download
  Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health
• Can You Get Help If You Need It? - Click to download
  Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health
• Decrease Your Risk of Falling - Click to download
  Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health
• Emergency Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities / Special Needs - Click here
  Source: Emergency Management Ontario
• Home Adaptation Checklist - Click here
  Source: Canada Safety Council
• Using a Cane - Click to download
  Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health
• Using a Walker - Click to download
  Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health
• Safety Tips for Winter Walking - Click here 
  Source: Canada Safety Council
• You CAN Prevent Falls! - Click here 
  Source: Public Health Agency of Canada

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Advocacy Organizations

• Advocacy Centre for the Elderly - Click here
• Frontenac-Kingston Council on Aging - Click here
• Help the Aged (Canada) - Click here
• Ontario Gerontology Association - Click here
• Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat - Click here
• Reaching Out To Isolated Seniors (Ottawa-based) - Click here

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Support Groups

• VON Canada - Ontario - SMILE Program (Seniors Managing Independent Living Easily) - Click here

*Source: Fried, et al., Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype. Journals of Gerontology: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Volume 56 Issue 3 March 2001

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