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Session 2:
Caring Together: Enhancing CCR Models for Older Adults Living with Dementia and Experiencing Harm with April Tucker (A.E.A.A.C) and Meaghan Westlund, Unison Alberta Elder Abuse Shelter

In this collaborative presentation, April and Meaghan will explore how Coordinated Community Response (CCR) models, or “Hubs,” are developed and sustained within both Indigenous and urban communities. The presentation will examine how these models differ from rural and urban CCR structures, emphasizing the importance of culturally grounded, holistic, and family centered approaches guided by the Nation as a whole. The discussion will highlight the strengths of community-led collaboration rooted in traditional values.

An overview of Calgary’s urban CCR and its recent growth will be shared, including the role of multi agency partnerships and how these relationships help strengthen community-based support. A brief case study will demonstrate how a CCR approach could better support an older adult through coordinated care, and how urban CCRs can continue to expand by including organizations focused on cognitive health.

This session is part 2 of a 4-part symposium.

This event was held in recognition of Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2025 with the financial support of the Department of Justice Canada