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Friday, May 24, 2013 9:40 AM
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OLTCA established the Long Term Care Innovation Expert Panel in 2011 to develop an innovation long-term care strategy to meet the needs of Ontarians and the communities they live in, and ensure that the long-term care sector is an active participant in the transformation of health care in the province.
Please click to review the Expert Panel’s Executive Summary and full Report.
The Long Term Care Innovation Expert Panel was established in response to the Conference Board of Canada’s Report Elements of an Effective Innovation Strategy for Long Term Care Homes.
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OLTCA statement on recent allegations of abuse against resident in Peterborough
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) believes residents have the right to courtesy and respect, excellent care in a safe environment, and protection from abuse and neglect. Full Story |
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Assurance of safety must be the priority: OLTCA president
Long-term care sector responds to allegations of abuse against resident in Peterborough
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - One of the keys to creating a culture of safety in long-term care is collaboration with unions, says Ontario Long Term Care Association president and board chair Patrick McCarthy. Full Story |
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Residents explain rights on video as part of training initiative
Innovative training idea helping build empathy, says administrator
Monday, May 6, 2013
When the team at Moira Place wanted to develop a way to train people connected to the Tweed long-term care home about residents’ rights, they went straight to the residents themselves who shared their thoughts on camera. Full Story |
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Seniors are cranky and miserable? Think again, says study
Revera’s Report on Happiness dispels common myths about aging
Monday, April 29, 2013
A recent study may put to rest the stereotype of the elderly cantankerous curmudgeon. Full Story |
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The Long-Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety issued its first semi-annual progress report on January 30 in response to its Action Plan to Address Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care Homes that was released in May 2012
Click on the links to access the Progress Report and News Release, the Full Report issued in May 2012 |
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OTHER
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Residents shake it up for Internet video
Friday, May 24, 2013
West Lake Terrace residents have been taking on their own version of the Internet phenomenon known as the Harlem Shake.
Visit OMNI Health Care for the full story
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Blood-testing process earns another innovation award
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Leisureworld Senior Care Corp. has earned an LTC and Senior Living LINK Spirit of Innovation Award for a new, blood-testing method that enhances resident care and saves staff time and costs.
Visit Leisureworld's In the News for the full story
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SAT resident filling important gap for staff members
Friday, May 17, 2013
Life at St. Andrew’s Terrace doesn’t slow down for Adrian Robinson — it’s go, go, go from dawn to dusk, and that’s the way he likes it.
Visit
S&R Today for the full story
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Close connections in a small world
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Two Chatham girls and a new friendship at Tansley Woods By Kristian Partington At the end of a hallway in a Chatham high school that closed after Ripu Mangat's Grade 9 year, a mural adorned a wall of honour filled with the faces and names of young men who left to fight fascism in the Second World War and never returned.
Visit Schlegel Villages' Village Voice for the full story
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