Last weekend, while I was at my mom’s long term care home, I witnessed first hand the challenge (from both sides) of speaking a non-English language in that environment. In this scenario, the resident was in his wheelchair in the middle of a hallway. A …
Winter is here! It has been an amazing year for Concerned Friends and we reflect on the year past in our winter newsletter. Read it here: https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?u=38163cd326d6df5103a6f1922&id=f510dc5602
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for Envisioning the Future of Long Term Care in Ontario. If you were not able to join us, please take the time to watch the video replay. It was a pleasure to celebrate Long Term …
We’re excited to kick off our year-end campaigns and events which include our annual Membership Drive and Donor Campaign, highlighted by Long Term Care Awareness Day on November 22nd. It’s also Giving Tuesday on November 28 which is another great date to consider supporting the …
Long-Term Care Awareness Day on November 22nd, represents a unique opportunity to raise awareness, promote education and facilitate positive changes within the long-term care sector. This special day is also an opportunity to connect members of the community who wish to work towards a system …
Mike Crawley, a reporter with CBC recently spoke with Concerned Friends about our 2022 Inspections Report Card. Mike spoke with Alice Gaudine, Board Director and Co-chair of our Policy and Advocacy Committee along with Lorna MacGregor, Chair of our Inspections Review team. Parts of this …
Concerned Friends Inspection Review Team is pleased to release its analysis of Ontario’s 2022 inspections of Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario. Our findings include: It is difficult to draw firm conclusions from the inspection reports. But it is clear that many homes have difficulty meeting the …
As humans, we all need varying degrees of meaningful human interaction and connectedness to function and not feel like we are alone. This need became very apparent during the pandemic–introverts joked that they had been training for social isolation all their lives, while some extroverts …
Lynette Mader is a recent volunteer at Concerned Friends, joining our Board of Directors and Policy and Advocacy Committee. Lynette has an impressive background in non profit management, and also volunteers at a long term care home. Lynette’s father entered Long Term Care in 2018 …
Welcome Fall! It has been a very full summer season for Concerned Friends and yet there is so much still to come before we wrap up 2023. Our fall newsletter is out and we’ve highlighted all the great things happening. Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/concernedfriends/fall-2023-newsletter
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