The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and the Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN) hosted a consultation process to develop a common vision of quality in long-term care (LTC) homes that reflects all aspects of the resident’s LTC experience. The consultation was organized by a planning committee with representation from LTC homes across the province, provincial LTC associations, Family Councils, Residents’ Councils, government, SHRTN and Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) as well as quality improvement leaders, researchers and data experts.

The consultation took place in five sessions between February 12 and April 10, 2008 in Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, London and Sudbury. In total there were over 600 participants with up to 60 per cent representing LTC homes and approximately 40 per cent representing the remaining stakeholder groups.

The purpose of this report is to synthesize the themes from the five sessions to reveal a common vision of quality in LTC homes. While the dialogues varied in their emphases, there was significant consensus on how participants describe quality, what the priorities are and how to move forward.

The full report is available for download in PDF format, below :

FULL REPORT

What We Heard : Long-Term Care Quality Consultation 2008 20 pages | 250 kb | PDF format

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