What You'll Discover
Highlight the importance of outdoor spaces in resident quality of life and well- being while sharing an example in a real LTC home.
Equip LTC homes with practical engagement strategies to co-create outdoor spaces with their communities.
Help LTC homes strategize the long-term vision through identifying priorities for the outdoor spaces and share considerations around implementation.
How to develop a clear vision, prioritize design ideas, and build a compelling case for grant funding, so your outdoor space project actually gets implemented.
Meet Your Presenter
Alesya Moshchenskaya
Design Researcher
Alesya Moshchenskaya is a design researcher and graduate of the Master of Design program at Carleton University, where she specialized in accessibility and participatory design with and for older adults. She approaches design challenges through a human-centred, evidence-based, and co-creative lens. Alesya has contributed to knowledge mobilization initiatives in long-term care and to projects exploring accessible air travel for aging populations. She currently works at Service Canada and is passionate about using design to improve public systems and services for diverse communities.
A peak into Alesya's work!
Designing Interactive and Intergenerational Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study and Framework for Long-Term Care Settings (Figure 25, p. 70), by A. A. Moshchenskaya, 2025, Carleton University. 10.22215/etd/2025-16773
An interaction between Alesya and her clients, addressing a primary space.
About The Webinar
Outdoor spaces in long-term care (LTC) can enhance residents' well-being, encourage social interaction, and foster intergenerational connections. However, these spaces are often underused, and practical constraints such as accessibility, maintenance, and limited resources can hinder their potential. This session will explore practical approaches to engaging residents, care partners, staff, and community members in designing accessible, inclusive, and meaningful outdoor spaces. Drawing on a community-based participatory research and design project at Saint-Louis LTC in Ottawa, Alesya will share lessons learned, methods for collaboratively developing and prioritizing design ideas, and insights to help LTC homes establish a clear vision for future implementation and grant applications. There will be opportunities to ask questions and reflect on how the content and ideas could apply in your own setting.
Register for this Free Webinar
Explore collaborative approaches to planning inclusive outdoor spaces in long-term care. This online webinar is free to attend.
Join us on February 4th, 2027 and unlock the potential of your outdoor spaces:
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