Welcome to the Family Councils' Program (FCP) Website. FCP offers free
information resources, consultation services, networking support and
training opportunities - to help you start, strengthen and sustain your
Council.
A Family Council is an organized, self-led, self-determining, democratic
group composed of family and friends of the residents of long term care
homes.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) has published a Special Insert about the Long-Term Care Homes Act as a supplement to their Summer 2010 Newsletter. This Special Insert contains valuable information about Residents' Rights, the Plan of Care, Prevention of Abuse and Neglect and much more. Of particular interest to Family Councils is the section on Residents' and Family Councils found on page 15 of the document, which discusses the additional of Family Councils to the legislation and the autonomous nature of Family Councils which allows them to dictate their own membership.
Click here for ACE's Special Insert about the Long-Term Care Homes Act
Click here for ACE's Summer 2010 Newsletter
Click here to visit the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly's website
Posted by Samantha @ 03:38 PM EST
Monday, July 12, 2010
The Riverview Family Council was featured in an article on OMNIway.
Check it out here: Engaging families building a strong Riverview family council
Posted by Samantha @ 11:43 AM EST
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The Family Councils' Program is pleased to announce the launch of the new Family Council manual: Your Guide to Starting and Maintaining a Family Council.
The Guide has been revised and updated to reflect the new legislation governing Long-Term Care in Ontario (The Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007) and other Family Council developments.
If you are accessing the guide on a computer or on-line, hyperlinks have been added to help you locate topics identified in the table of contents. Hyperlinks have also been used to allow you connect on-line to other resources and supports.
Printed copies will be sent to each Long-Term Care Home over the summer and the French translation is currently in progress. If your Home or Family Council would like to receive a French Guide, please contact Samantha Peck, FCP Resource Coordinator, by phone (416-487-4355, toll-free 1-888-283-8806 ext. 25) or email fcpresource@selfhelp.on.ca.
Click here to download the new manual: Your Guide to Starting and Maintaining a Family Council!
Posted by Samantha @ 09:36 AM EST
Thursday, June 17, 2010
MyKawartha.com has posted a series of articles regarding Long-Term Care in Ontario. Titled Situation Critical this four-part series can be found here: Situation Critical Series
Part 1: “Hurry up – and wait” ... Record nursing home wait lists leave seniors with nowhere to go
Part 2: “Frazzled on the front line” ... A view of long-term care through the eyes of front-line workers
Part 3: “Home, not always so sweet” ... How nursing-home residents experience long-term care
Part 4: “Prescription for healthy seniors” ... What it will take to improve the long-term care system
Posted by Samantha @ 03:45 PM EST
Congratulations to everyone who worked on a Family Council Day event! We at the Family Councils' Program have received photos and stories from Councils all across Ontario telling us of the successes they had at events big and small. Please remember to send us your stories and photos for the upcoming Family Councils' Program newsletter and our website. Send stories and photos to the Family Councils' Program Resource Coordinator, Samantha Peck, by email fcpresource@selfhelp.on.ca. The deadline for submissions for the newsletter is Monday July 12th 2010.
For more information about Family Council Day or the Family Councils' Program call 416-487-4355 or toll-free 1-888-283-8806.
Leisureworld Elmira's Family Council Day event was featured in a story on Leisureworld's News and In The News website: Elmira gets the scoop on Family Council Day
The successes of Frost Manor's Family Council were celebrated in an article on OMNIWay's news website. Dedicated members the key to a strong Family Council
Posted by Samantha @ 10:44 AM EST
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Hello all Family Council contacts,
We’ve been informed that the Long-Term Care Homes Act will be proclaimed (come into force) on July 1st 2010. To read the Act or the notes about proclamation, click this link: Long-Term Care Homes Act 2007 on e-laws
Posted by Samantha @ 02:12 PM EST
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The Family Councils' Program Fall/Winter 2010 newsletter is now available on our website. It is full of news, stories and resources from and about Family Councils. You can download, view, and print it (if desired)! And of course, please share it with your Family Council contacts and others!
To download the newsletter in PDF format, choose "FCP Resources" from the menu on the left, then select "Print newsletter archives".
Happy reading!
Posted by Samantha @ 01:30 PM EST
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hello Family Council contacts!
The Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) has recently launched the Long-Term Care reporting site. Read the message from OHQC below.
On Friday, January 22nd, the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) launched the Long-Term Care Reporting site at www.ohqc.ca
This site provides information on key areas where long-term care homes are measuring quality. It features:
- Provincial averages for 33 indicators of quality in long-term care, such as the percentage of residents with recent unintended weight loss.
- Individual results for over 70 homes related to falls, incontinence and pressure ulcers.
The site is a prototype and is in its first phase of development because information is not available on all homes yet. At this time, its main purpose is to encourage residents, families and staff in homes to discuss this information together and work cooperatively on ideas to support quality improvement. To that end, the site includes some suggested questions for residents and families (see Questions for Residents and Families to Ask).
The goal is to develop the site into a resource that people who are considering long-term care for themselves or a loved one can use as one of many resources available to them when choosing a home. It is anticipated that all homes will be reporting their results at an individual home level on a broad range of indicators by the end of 2011.
We would invite you to peruse the site and to provide feedback to the OHQC through the survey that is available on the website at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=B8GkNaesqi6Jaij0UP_2baRg_3d_3d
The Family Councils' Program's contribution has been acknowledged on the site in About the Site.
We will continue to work closely with the OHQC on the ongoing development of the Long-Term Care Reporting Site and to provide you with information on new developments.
Posted by Samantha @ 04:08 PM EST
