RNAO is thrilled to welcome UniversalCare Canada Inc. as its first Long-Term Care Best Practice Spotlight Organization (LTC-BPSO) Host. 

As the LTC-BPSO Host, UniversalCare will supervise, on behalf of RNAO, the full BPSO designation program for a group of homes across Ontario. The LTC homes will implement the following three BPGs: Person- and Family-Centred Care, Assessment and Management of Pain and Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints.

The 11 Ontario homes under the new LTC-BPSO Host model are:

• Cedarwood Lodge – Sault Ste. Marie
• Chateau Park – Windsor 
• Franklin Gardens – Leamington 
• Hardy Terrace – Brantford 
• Mariann Home – Richmond Hill 
• Perth Community Care Centre – Perth 
• Regency Park – Windsor 
• Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans’ Care – Toronto 
• Villa Colombo Seniors Centre– Vaughan 
• Villa Marconi – Ottawa 
• Wellington House Nursing Homes – Prescott 

In addition to these 11 homes, BPSO designate Tilbury Manor and pre-designate Mackenzie Health will continue as BPSOs with the support of UniversalCare.    

On Sept. 20, UniversalCare hosted a launch party to celebrate the homes, which was followed by a full-day virtual BPSO program orientation on Sept. 22. Both events marked the inaugural LTC-BPSO Host model and introduced staff members of the homes to the BPSO program and the important work that lies ahead. 

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