About the Initiative
This initiative supports workforce capacity building and fosters person-centred care through the identification, development and spread of information and resources that support equity, diversity and inclusion in long-term care (LTC) homes. This initiative recognizes that care experiences can be influenced by individual circumstances, including language, ability, race, ethnicity, religion, spirituality, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. This initiative aims to educate and share resources that support LTC homes in delivering care that honours resident and team member diversity.
A Supporting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Long-Term Care Advisory Committee and other experts, including persons with lived experience, contribute to the work of this initiative and the identification and spread of resources that support diversity and inclusion of all residents, care partners (family and friends of residents) and team members in LTC, and inform diversity and inclusion across all CLRI activities.
Advisory Committee Members
Ashley Flanagan
Research Fellow
National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University
Tiffany Fearon
Policy and Research Manager
Family Councils Ontario
Sam Peck
Executive Director
Family Councils Ontario
Darla Matheson
Director of Quality and Risk
Kensington Health
Iqra Saleem
Senior Program Consultant, Licensing and Policy Branch
Ministry of Long-Term Care
Tanya Neumeyer
Education and Training Specialist
Rainbow Health Ontario
Tyrone Bernardo
Coordinator Special Projects & Events
City of Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services
Nazira Jaffer
Executive Director, Yee Hong Hospice
Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
Wiesia Kubicka
Vice President, Policy and Operations
Ontario Long Term Care Association
Petek Yurt
Policy Analyst
AdvantAge Ontario
Christina Thorpe
Program and Support Services Supervisor
Georgian Manor, County of Simcoe
Sue Cragg
Knowledge Broker
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Kimberly Lopez, R/TRO, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies
University of Waterloo, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Devora Greenspon
Resident Leader, Extendicare Bayview, Co-Chair REAL Group
Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils
Melissa McVie
Education and Communications Manager
Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils
Nancy Cooper
Director of Quality and Performance
Ontario Long Term Care Association
Natasha Fortin
Project Assistant
Behavioural Supports Ontario, Provincial Coordinating Office
Jessica Luh Kim
Independent Consultant
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