Making the Move to Long-Term Care
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To better understand the lifestyle options and which one is right for you or your loved one, check out our guide to senior housing.
A Family Council is a group of family members and friends of the residents of a long-term care home (LTC) who gather together for peer support, education and to improve the experiences of all people in long-term care.
The Family Council may:
- Provide assistance, information and advice to residents, family members of residents and persons of importance to residents, including when new residents are admitted to the home.
- Advise residents, family members of residents and persons of importance to residents respecting the rights and obligations of the licensee under the FLTC 2021.
- Advise residents, family members of residents and persons of importance to residents respecting the rights and obligations of the licensee under this Act and under any agreement relating to the Home.
- Attempt to resolve disputes between the licensee and residents.
- Sponsor and plan activities for residents.
- Collaborate with community groups and volunteers concerning activities for residents.
- Advise the licensee of any concerns or recommendations the Council has about the operation of the Home.
- Provide advice and recommendations to the licensee regarding what the residents would like to see done to improve care or the quality of life in the home.
- Report to the Director any concerns and recommendations that in the Council’s opinion ought to be brought to the Director’s attention.
- Review inspection reports and summaries, a written plan for achieving compliance, the detailed allocation report, the financial statements., the operation of the home.
Family Council is open to all family members of residents or individuals considered of importance to the resident(s).
Chair: Sean Keels
Assistant: Wendy Biernaskie
Typically, Family Council meetings are held bi-monthly on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
Meeting notices, agendae, minutes and general information can be found on the Family Council bulletin board at the Chapel entrance.
Residents’ Council & Residents’ Food Council
Minutes of the Residents’ Council and Residents’ Food Council are posted regularly in Marianhill. For further information about these councils including chairs, schedules and agendae contact the Family Council Assistant.
Quality Improvement Committee
Every continuous quality improvement committee has the following responsibilities:
- To monitor and report to the long-term care home licensee on quality issues, residents’ quality of life, and the overall quality of care and services provided in the long-term care home, with reference to appropriate data.
- To consider, identify and make recommendations to the long-term care home licensee regarding priority areas for quality improvement in the home.
- To coordinate and support the implementation of the continuous quality improvement initiative, including but not limited to, preparation of the report on the continuous quality improvement initiative.
The continuous quality improvement committee shall be composed of at least the following persons:
- The home’s Administrator.
- The home’s Director of Nursing and Personal Care.
- The home’s Medical Director.
- Every designated lead of the home.
- The home’s registered dietitian.
- The home’s pharmacy service provider, or where the pharmacy service provider is a corporation, a pharmacist from the pharmacy service provider.
- At least one employee of the licensee who is a member of the regular nursing staff of the home.
- At least one employee of the licensee who has been hired as a personal support worker or provides personal support services at the home and meets the qualification of personal support workers referred to in section 52.
- One member of the home’s Residents’ Council.
- One member of the home’s Family Council, if any.
Typically, Quality Improvement Committee meetings are held quarterly.
Meeting notices, agendae, minutes and general information can be found on the Family Council bulletin board at the Chapel entrance.
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Caregiver Modules
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) has created a comprehensive set of Caregiver Modules with the goal of providing informal caregivers the support, resources and information needed to be the best caregiver they can be.
These modules cover a wide range of topics from learning how to deal with their emotions, make tough decisions and meet the appropriate physical, spiritual and cultural needs of the individual they are caring for.
Anyone wishing to access the HPCO Caregiver Modules can download and read the PDF files, or listen to the transcribed audio clips.
The modules are free to access and available in English, French and First Nations.