1.
Care | Connect | Contribute
Vickie Cammack
President & CEO
vickie@tyze.com
www.tyze.com

2.
Our Experience & Partners
• Founded by PLAN, an organization that has been
replicated internationally; 20 years of experience creating
personal networks
• Tyze was created to broadly distribute PLAN’s strategic
approach to addressing isolation and creating networks.
• Highlighted as one of the world’s most innovative ageing
products in Financial Times

3.
There are over
4 million
unpaid
caregivers in
Canada.
Who
are they?

4.
Working caregivers in Canada:
Almost 1 in 10 quit work to care
22% take 1 or more months off work
41% say their mental health suffered
38% say their physical health suffered
Canadian Caregiver Coalition. (2010); Health Care in Canada Survey (2006); Cumming et al., (2008); Chambers, Ryan & Connor, (2001)

5.
What do
working
caregivers
want?
Informational, Instrumental Multi-dimensional &
& Emotional Support Flexible Programs
Canadian Caregiver Coalition. (2010); Health Care in Canada Survey (2006); Cumming et al., (2008); Chambers, Ryan & Connor, (2001)

6.
Tyze creates
personal, private,
secure, online
networks.

7.
Features
I was reflecting today how meaningful it’s
been for me to be a member of Kim’s
network. Being with you all on this journey
has been amazing and inspiring.
Kim really wants to take Ken to a
Seahawk’s game and I say we help her
make it happen! Who’s in?

8.
How Tyze is Different:

9.
Governments, health and social care providers
benefit from cost efficiencies and increased service
effectiveness by employing collaborative approaches
to care.

10.
Network
Model of Care

11.
Network
Model of Care

12.
The First 100 Years

13.
Where we are

14.
Case Study
• Change is fast
Caregiver Perspective • Allows for global
Updates
updating of
community
• Visiting schedule
complex
Scheduling
• Updates
invaluable
• Hand-picked and
private
Private
• Staff involvement
negotiated

15.
Case Study
• Expanding
Staff Perspective support to
Empowering families
• Staff and user
empowerment
• New use of
technology
Expansion • Learning and
growth
opportunities
• Support for
Health changes to
Outcomes
activities of daily
living

16.
Case Study
Organizational • Health
Perspective Improved
Outcomes
Outcomes • Social Outcomes
• Experience of
care recipients
• Relationship with
Value to care recipients
Organization and families
• Health promotion
• Innovation in
collaborative care
teams
Innovation
• Caregiver and
person support
• Technology

17.
Research Areas

18.
80%
Tyze “Tyze helps me
plan social engagements.”
Strengthens
78%
Connections “Tyze helps me feel more
connected”
Phone calls – family dinners – celebrations

19.
91%
Tyze
“Tyze helps me Facilitates
share information”
Information
“I was able to keep up to speed on a crisis
situation, getting regular updates”
Sharing
Schedules – updates – appointments – photos

20.
Tyze 75%
“Tyze helped me work with others to
Helps people provide care and support.”
Help people. 70%
“Tyze helped me contribute to a care task”
Assign tasks – pitch in – contribute

21.
Everyone Benefits
• Cost efficiencies
• Improved health
• Improved health and
and social outcomes
Governments social outcomes
Individuals • Practical tool for self-
management
• Reduced
absenteeism Employers
• Improved
productivity • “Share the care”
Caregivers • Reduced stress
levels
Organizations
• Extension of
services Community • Clear and simple way to
• Communications & Healthcare contribute
fundraising vehicle Providers
• Improved care coordination

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Care | Connect | Contribute
We are better together
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