Ontario Family Councils' Program

The Long Term Care Task Force on Resident Care & Safety has released its Action Plan: An Action Plan to Address Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care Homes.

This morning at 11:00 AM the Long Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety released its report at a Press conference held at Belmont House Long Term Care in Toronto. The report has been sent electronically to all Homes in Ontario and to all the member associations of the task force.

Please click here to download the report (English) and Executive Summary (English and French). The French version of the full report will be available in June.

The report and more information on the Task Force can also be found on the website at www.longtermcaretaskforce.ca

On Friday June 15th 2012, the Family Councils’ Program is celebrating Family Council Week with an exciting and interactive event on ”Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care: The Role of Families.” Join us to learn more about quality improvement in Long-Term Care and celebrate the work of Family Councils!

Presented in partnership with Health Quality Ontario, the Family Council’s Program presents an Interactive session with Gayle Stuart, Residents First Program Manager (Health Quality Ontario), on June 15^th 2012 1-4pm at The Village of Humber Heights in Etobicoke.

For more information including how to register, please see the attached poster.The last date to register for this event is Friday June 8th.

Family Council Week Event poster

Interested in hosting or learning more about Family Council networking meetings? Check out our new tip sheet on Family Council Networking Meetings: Family Council networking meetings tip sheet

For more information on hosting a Family Council networking meeting, email Lorraine Purdon at fcpnetwork@selfhelp.on.ca or call 416-487-4355, or toll-free 1-888-283-8806 extention 28.

Family Council Network 4 (FCN 4) will be holding a Regional Network Meeting on June 6th at Shalom Manor in Grimsby. Guest Speaker Donna Fairley, Ontario Association of Residents Councils Executive Director, will be speaking on the topic of “Residents’ Councils and Family Councils: Working Together for Positive Changes in LTC.” For more information, please see the meeting notice and registration form below.

FCN 4 June 6 Meeting Notice

FCN 4 June 6 Registration form

Meeting notes from March 6th meeting: FCN 4 March 6 Meeting Notes

Shepherd Lodge is holding a seminar on the Long Term Care Homes Qualiy Inspection Program on June 7th 2012 at 6pm. For more information, including how to register, please see the meeting flyer below.

Invitation to June 7 2012 meeting (Shepherd Lodge)

Please note that the Living with Life-Threatening Illness and Preparing for End-of-Life event scheduled for May 7th at Elmira Gardens has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Chateau Gardens Long-Term Care in Elmira is hosting an educational event on Monday May 7th from 7-8:30pm. “Living with Life-Threatening Illness and Preparing for End-of-Life” will feature a panel discussion on unique end-of-life challenges, planning, and palliative care. For more information, including how to register, please see the meeting poster below.

End of Life Education session Poster (Chateau Gardens)

Health Quality Ontario (HQO) has launched their updated and revamped public reporting website on Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes. To view the information on Long-Term Care Homes, click the link below (available in English and French).

Long-Term Care Reporting:
http://www.hqontario.ca/en/reporting/longtermcare (English)
http://www.hqontario.ca/fr/reporting/longtermcare (French)

Further information from the Health Quality Ontario press release:

As part of HQO’s mandate – which also supports continuous quality improvement and promoting healthcare based on the best scientific evidence available – public reporting increases awareness and provide information about the quality of Ontario’s long-term care and home care systems. Public reporting also enhances transparency, encourages accountability and drives quality improvement in the provincial healthcare system.

This year’s long-term care website features more publicly reporting long-term care homes than ever before – nearly 300 homes have voluntarily posted their results for quality indicators related to instances of incontinence, falls, pressure ulcers and restraints. Users can search for homes by postal code or by local health integration network (LHIN). HQO applauds these homes for being early adopters of public reporting and leaders among their peers.

The long-term care website also includes provincial results for 12 long-term care quality indicators on topics such as wait times, falls, pressure ulcers and emergency department visits. These indicator results are organized around five attributes of a high-performing healthcare system: accessible, effective, safe, appropriately resourced and focused on population health. By the end of 2012, data for all long-term care homes in Ontario will be posted to the site.

Health Quality Ontario (HQO) is a government agency created under the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act in 2005 and had its mandate expanded in 2010 with the passing of the Excellent Care For All Act (ECFA). In its current role, HQO is dedicated to the establishment of priorities and developing leadership around a unified goal of delivering maximum value to Ontarians from their publicly-funded health system. HQO’s accountability is demonstrated through the provision of timely monitoring and measurement of the health system while continuing to assess progress and report this data to the public. For more information on Health Quality Ontario please visit www.hqontario.ca.

During the Positive Change sessions at Wesburn Manor on March 23rd and 24th, Mary Nestor Senior Manager from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Performance Improvement and Compliance Branch, presented to the group on the Long-Term Care Homes Quality Inspection Program (LQIP). The documents from the presentation can be downloaded below.

Family Council Interview ~ April 2011

Long-Term Care Homes Quality Inspection Program (LQIP) presentation (PDF)

The Log Term Care Homes Act can be found at: Long-Term Care Homes Act and Regulations

North East Family Councils Network (LHIN 13) will be having their annual Spring Conference on May 4th and 5th 2012 in North Bay. Videoconferencing will be offered on May 4th from 1-4pm. For more information including the agenda and registration information, please see the documents attached below.

Greetings From NE Chair (PDF)

NE 2012 Conference Invitation Cover Page (PDF)

NE Regional Meeting Agenda 2012 (PDF)

Guest Presenters Information (PDF)

One Kids Place OTN Host Map (PDF)

NE Municipalities and Communities (PDF)

This year Family Councils across Ontario and the Family Councils’ Program will be celebrating Family Council Week from June 9th to 15th. This year our theme is “Working Together for Positive Changes in Long-Term Care: Family Councils Lead the Way!” The poster below can be printed out and used to promote your event. Info and events from other Family Councils will be posted here on our website and on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyCouncilsProgram

FC Week 2012 poster