It Takes a Whole Team: Success Stories from the Butterfly Approach
Presenters: Sally Knocker & Lindsay Marinovic
Date: October 15, 2025
Recording: St. Clair O’Connor Community: An Eden model in Toronto
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Recording: Temiskaming Lodge: Levelling the playing field for those living in the province’s north.
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Recording: Re-Designing Long-Term Care for a day well lived
Providence Living at the Views opened their doors in July 2024 in Comox, B.C. Since then, they have welcomed 156 residents who live in 13 households. Providence Living is a public, non-profit LTC based on the Hogeweyk villages model of care. It sits on 13 acres and includes supportive housing, assisted living, primary care and retail spaces. Participants learned that this is an efficient model of care, staff enjoy working there, and residents have a day well lived.
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Recording: William Osler Health System: First Acute-Care Hospital Worldwide to Implement the Butterfly Approach to Dementia Care
Until 2023, the Butterfly Approach had only been adopted in long-term care homes. Dr. Nadkarni shared Osler’s journey towards implementing the Butterfly Approach – a significant effort that involved not only a change to the model of care at Osler but also involved modifications to the physical space on the ACE Unit at the Brampton Civic Hospital.
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Recording: Champions for change: From Institutions to Homes
On January 15th, 119 persons registered for the webinar, “Champions for Change: From Institutions to Homes”, and they learned about the advocacy work that is being done by the CARP Advocacy Working Group on LTC. The importance of changing from “institutions to homes’ was highlighted, as well as what this change looks like and how participants can help make this happen. Donna Hicks, a caregiver and volunteer at the Glebe Centre in Ottawa, discussed her experience with both the “institutional model” versus the Butterfly model”.
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Recording: Creating Joyful LTC Homes: The Ireland Experience
On November 13th, 100 persons registered for the webinar, “Creating Joyful LTC Homes: The Ireland Experience”, and they learned about the transformation which is taking place within Ireland LTC Homes. After researching innovative models of care around the world, they have transformed three LTC Homes where residents are living in “homes”. Currently the Irish Government are developing a Design Guide for LTC Residential Care Settings where small household settings will be the norm.
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Recording: Social Connection and Quality of Life
On September 18th, nearly 100 persons registered for the webinar, “Social connection and quality of life: The Sonnet Study”. The participants learned about a research project that is investigating how to measure social connectedness of residents. The importance of social connection was discussed as well as ways to encourage this within a ltc home.
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Webinar: Differences between LTC Homes and Retirement Homes in Ontario
On March 27th over 175 persons registered for the webinar: The Differences between LTC Homes & Retirement Homes in Ontario. Lisa Levin, AdvantAge Ontario, and Lise Jolicoeur, ORCA, presented information on regulation, costs, funding, and eligibility.
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Webinar: Shifting the Culture of Care in Peel region
Presenter: Monica Goodban
Since 2018, Peel Region has been on a journey to change the culture of care in our homes, first through the implementation of Meaningful Care Matters’ Butterfly Approach in select home areas, as well as through the expansion of emotion-based care philosophies through our service areas and with our system partners. Join FCO and CARP Ottawa as we welcome Monica Goodban to share the full story. Q&A to follow.
Webinar recording from Jan 17th, 2024
Webinar: Small Homes, Big Change!
On December 6th, 2023, Family Councils Ontario and CARP Ottawa welcomed Alex Spanko, Director of Communications and Marketing at the Green House Project to present Green House principles and practical strategies to long-term care advocates, staff, and family councils. This presentation seeks to encourage the development of Green House homes and person-directed living practices in Canada.
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Webinar: Spreading the Love: The Jarlette Health Services Expansion!
Family Councils Ontario and CARP Ottawa welcomed Mary Connell on November 22nd from 12:00pm – 1:00pm to share about how Jarlette long-term care homes have rolled out the Butterfly approach, including the lessons learned, cost savings achieved and what current research is available.