Ontario Family Councils' Program

The Family Councils’ Program is excited to announce new excellent and informative sessions for Family Council members during our ‘Family Councils = Positive Change’ event in March!

On March 23rd 2012 1-4pm join us for an update on the Long-Term Care Home Compliance system by Karen Slater, Senior Manager of Compliance & Enforcement, & Mary Nestor, Policy Project Manager, from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Performance Improvement and Compliance Branch.

On March 24th 2012 1-4pm join us for a presentation by Gail Donner PhD, Chair of the Long Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety.

Both events will be held at the Wesburn Manor, 400 The West Mall, Toronto. Light refreshments will be served.

Space is limited! Register now! Email: Samantha Peck, Family Councils’ Program Coordinator, fcpresource@selfhelp.on.ca. Please indicate your full name, name of the Long-Term Care Home you are associated with, telephone number, and if you are registering for one or both sessions.

For more details see the attached poster: Family Councils = Positive Change sessions March 23-24 poster

** NOTE: Due to limited space, priority will be given to Family Council members; at this time, we are limiting registration to one person per Family Council. Staff Assistants may place their name on a waiting list. Please contact Samantha Peck at fcpresource@selfhelp.on.ca for more information.

Family Council Network 4 (FCN4) is holding a Network Meeting on March 6th 2012 at Macassa Lodge in Hamilton. The guest speaker will be Natalie Mehra, Director of the Ontario Health Coalition. Please see the Meeting Invitation and Registration forms below for more details. Information on the September 27th 2011 Network Meeting can be found in the Meeting Minutes below.

Click here to open the FCN4 Network Meeting Invitation (March 6 2012 meeting)

Click here to open the FCN4 Network Meeting registration form (March 6 2012)

September 27th 2011 Meeting materials:

Click here to open the FCN4 Network Meeting Sept 27 2011 Meeting Minutes

The North East Family Councils Network (LHIN 13) is holding a Spring Meeting May 4th & 5th 2012 in North Bay. Video Conferencing is available on Day 1 (May 4th) from 1-4pm for those who are not able to attend in North Bay.

For more information including how to register, please see the meeting invitation poster.

North East Family Council Network spring meeting invitation poster

Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care has released their latest issue of their newsletter, The Catalyst.

Click here to open the November 2011 edition of The Catalyst

The deadline for the next edition of Family Councils’ Program newsletter is quickly approaching. The deadline for submissions for Volume 11, Issue 1 (to be released in January/February 2012) is November 14th 2011. The goal is to make it your newsletter, and we invite all Family Council members to submit articles short articles.

The theme for this edition of the Family Councils’ Program newsletter is “Intergenerational Partnerships- Bringing all generations into the Home!” We are looking for articles (100-300 words) that focus on an activity, program or event that your Home or Family Council has done that brought different generations into the Home. Examples include a youth visiting program, a grandchildren’s day or other creative ways of bringing people into the Home. Does your Council have a story to share? Contact the program coordinator for details and to submit your article!

For more information or to receive the Newsletter Submission Guidelines by email contact the Family Councils’ Program Coordinator by email (fcpresource@selfhelp.on.ca) or phone 416-487-4355, toll-free 1-888-283-8806.

Previous editions of the Family Councils’ Program newsletter can be found using this link: Family Councils’ Program Newsletter Archives

North Bay & Area Family Councils in partnership with Karen Boyer Coordinator, Muskoka Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and  Community Development Coordinator North Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario, will be holding an Information Session on Caregiver Stress & Guilt on November 5th at Cassellholme LTC Home in North Bay.

Click HERE to open the Caregivers Stress & Guilt session flyer in PDF Format

The Champlain Region Family Councils Network Fall Conference will be held on Saturday October 22nd from 9 am to 2 pm at St. Mark the Evangelist Anglican Church Hall in Ottawa.

Click HERE to open the Fall Conference Agenda (Bilingual)

Click HERE to open Fall Conference Registration Form (Bilingual)

RQI Family Council Education PDF

Long Term Care Homes Act and Family Councils PDF

Click on the link below to download FCP’s latest newsletter: Volume 10, Issue 2 (2011)

This bilingual edition is full of news, stories and resources from and about Family Councils! The theme of this edition is ‘Family Council Day 2011.’ It is full of stories from Family Council Day 2011, Family Councils’ Program updates, useful resources and more.

Family Councils’ Program Newsletter Issue 10 Vol 2 2011

Extended article: Family Councils Then and Now/ Evolution des conseils des familles (PDF)

Additional article: Sheridan Villa Family Council Summer Event article

Don’t forget to check out the Family Councils’ Program Facebook page for more stories, interesting links and to connect with other Family Council members across Ontario! Family Councils’ Program Facebook page

Happy Reading!

Below are a series of LQIP Inspection Protocols documents, as provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Click on the name of the file to open it. All files open in this window- to return to this screen from the document, press the back button on your browser. All files can be printed or saved.

Home-Related Mandatory:

Admission Process ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Dining Observation ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Family Council Interview ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Infection Prevention & Control ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Medication ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Quality Improvement ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Resident Charges ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Residents’ Council Interview ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Home-Related Triggered:

Accommodation Services – Housekeeping ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Accommodation Services – Laundry ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Accommodation Services – Maintenance ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Critical Incident Response ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Food Quality ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Hospitalization & Death ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Prevention of Abuse, Neglect & Retaliation ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Reporting & Complaints ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Safe & Secure Home ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Snack Observation ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Sufficient Staffing ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Training & Orientation ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Trust Accounts ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Resident-Related Triggered:

Continence Care & Bowel Management ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Dignity, Choice & Privacy ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Falls Prevention ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Minimizing of Restraining ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Nutrition & Hydration ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Pain ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Personal Support Services ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Recreation & Social Activities ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Responsive Behaviours ~ April 2011 (PDF)

Skin & Wound Care ~ April 2011 (PDF)