Welcome to Change LTC Now, where we advocate for transforming long-term care homes from institutions to homes. This change will enrich the quality of life for residents, families, and staff!
CARP’s ADVOCACY WORKING GROUP ON LONG-TERM CARE
Who we are
We are CARP’s Advocacy Working Group on Long-term Care in Ontario. CARP, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, is one of Canada’s largest non-profit, advocacy organizations with approximately 230,000 members.
What do we want to accomplish
Our goal is to influence change in Ontario’s long-term care homes from Institutions to Homes. This means transitioning from the traditional institutional/medical/task-oriented model of care to a person-centred approach.
Why are we doing this
The pandemic brought to light the systemic problems in long-term care homes that plagued the system for over four decades. Residents, families and staff deserve to live, visit and work in a warm, compassionate and home-like environment.
When
The time to act is NOW. After two years of horrific tragedies, if we don’t begin to fix the long-term care system now, the residents, family and staff will be forgotten once again for decades or until another pandemic hits.
How will we do this?
There are innovative models of care in Ontario and around the world that have transitioned from ‘institutions to homes’ with reported better outcomes. Working with like-minded organizations, we will increase awareness of the benefits of these existing homes to influence decision-makers to support and fund other long-term care homes to follow suit.
Make a Difference!
YOU—as concerned citizens and informal caregivers—have the power to motivate change. Working together, we can advocate for Ontario’s government to embrace innovative models of care and champion the transformation of long-term care homes from institutions to homes.
Recent Blog Posts
- Webinar: Inside LTC: The Frontline Perspective
Upcoming webinar on March 18th. Listen to frontline workers describe how they feel in their Home as well as the care that residents are receiving. Please register to join this webinar. - Testing the ‘Village’ model: the right way to go!
Check out this interesting article with potential to change homes from ‘institutions to homes’ – “Inside a B.C. ‘dementia village’ that researchers hope could reshape long-term care”. - “Provincial standards outdated, more small-scale care homes needed.”
Exciting news! Toronto’s Rekai Centre’s Cherry Street location is rebuilding and is incorporating a small care home model.