Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Long-Term Care
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About the Initiative
Since 2017, the EDI in LTC Program has been supporting workforce capacity building and fostering person-centred care through the identification, development and spread of information and resources that advance equity, diversity and inclusion in long-term care (LTC) homes. This Program 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 Program aims to educate, share resources and host knowledge exchange opportunities to support LTC homes in delivering care that honours and supports resident, care partner and team member diversity.
An Advancing 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, development and spread of resources and tools that support diversity and inclusion of all residents, care partners (family and friends of residents) and team members in LTC, and inform equity, diversity and inclusion across the Ontario CLRI Program.
Advisory Committee Members
Sam Peck
Chief Executive Officer
Family Councils Ontario
Sagal Ali
Director, Communications, Equity and Experience
Kensington Health
Mid-West Toronto Ontario Health Team Secretariat
Iqra Saleem
Senior Program Consultant, Licensing and Policy Branch
Ministry of Long-Term Care
Tanya Neumeyer
Clinical Educator
Rainbow Health Ontario
Touba Alam
Senior Change Management Consultant
City of Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services
Niloofar Shahmohammadi
Senior Policy Analyst
AdvantAge Ontario
Samantha Kim
Lead, Integrated Health Systems – LTC Sector Support, Performance and Accountability
Ontario Health
Safura Syed
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University
Alison Kilbourn
Manager Essential Care Partner Support Hub
Ontario Caregiver Organization
Lyndsay Kawamoto
Manager of Quality Improvement and Risk Management
Halton Region
Sue Cragg
Volunteer
Kimberly Lopez, R/TRO, PhD
Associate 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
Director of Communications
Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils
Chris Pugh
Director, Policy and Quality
Ontario Long Term Care Association
Courtney Stasiuk-Mohr
Project Specialist
Behavioural Supports Ontario, Provincial Coordinating Office
Delena Jean Baptiste
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Bruyère Health
Arne Stinchcombe, PhD
Associate Professor and CIHR Chair in Public Health, 2SLGBTQI+ Aging
University of Ottawa
Paul Francis Jr
Vice President of Indigenous Services
St Joseph’s Care Group
Jessica Luh Kim
Volunteer
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