Get to know our project teams and leaders from all three Ontario CLRI host centers at our booth. We are excited to share our knowledge through two engaging sessions, provide you with new resources, and hear from you on LTC sector improvements. We will continuously update this page with any changes that may happen.
Join us for workshops at AdvantAge Convention. We’re collaborating with our long-term care partners to discuss the important issues of psychological harm, grief, and recruitment in LTC.
Engaging sessions:
We have workshops planned that tackle important issues in long-term care.
Strengthening the Future of LTC Food Services: Findings, Tools, Advocacy
Thursday, April 23, 2026
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
With this workshop, attendees will:
Unpack key survey findings on food budget and staffing from the Ontario Seniors Nutrition and Advocacy Committee (OSNAC) that spotlight critical gaps and how these insights are informing advocacy.
Get hands-on with new educational tools and resources including a collaboratively designed e-learning course with OSNAC and Ontario CLRI to address learning gaps and prepare team members for the safe support of long-term care mealtimes and residents with swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
Hear early results from the Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils’ Food Services resident survey, how it is working with OSNAC to drive food service advocacy, and share your own ideas and questions about the future of LTC food and nutrition services.
Supporting International LTC Staff Using Palliative Approach to Care Principles
Thursday, April 23, 2026
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
With this workshop, attendees will:
Understand what research shows about key challenges faced by internationally educated long-term care staff trying to adapt to a new environment and what that means for building inclusive, supportive workplaces.
Analyze how a palliative approach to care and its emphasis on holistic, person-centred and team-based practices can support staff integration and retention.
Engage in an exercise to apply these insights through development of practical strategies that address cultural adaptation, communication barriers, organizational support and team collaboration.
FREE resources:
Find and pick up free resources to support your long-term care home in our dedicated space in the exhibitors’ floor.
We can’t wait to meet you! Mark your calendars and don’t forget to register.
