In 2015, the Age-Friendly Pedestrian Safety and Walkability Committee developed an All-Season Age-Friendly Walkability and Pedestrian Safety Audit questionnaire, and carried out all-seasons audits in several...

RE: Long-Term Care Commission As part of the new mandate of the ‘announced’ Commission on Long-Term Care, the COA strongly implores the Ontario government not to ignore changes that could...

Many LTC homes lack the capacity and resources to deal with serious public health emergencies, let alone one as significant as COVID-19. Several critical factors have contributed to the high death toll....

2020 recipient of the Margaret Griffiths Award Soon after attending a Council on Aging seminar titled Shifting Gears, organized by the Ottawa Seniors Transportation Committee (OSTC) in 2014, Louise...

The long-standing problem of a critical shortage of staff in LTC was exacerbated by the pandemic. Short-term measures have been initiated. Frontline staff have seen temporary salary increases. Movement...

Role in LTC Response to COVID-19 The City operates four long-term care homes: Carleton Lodge Centre d’accueil Champlain Garry J. Armstrong Peter D. Clark Ottawa Public Health (OPH) works in collaboration...

People touched by long-term care in Ottawa need everyone’s support, rather than criticism, during this unprecedented crisis. This pandemic has revealed many weaknesses in LTC. It has put the residents...

Health Canada is engaged in research and policy analysis on long-term facilities-based care issues including: population aging models of facilities-based care quality of care and quality of life changing...

General Resources   Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, Long-Term Care Homes Family Councils Ontario Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils (OARC) Ontario Caregiver Organization   COVID-19...