It’s important that residents of long-term care homes and their families have good information on the quality of care being provided. This new report is designed for them and for people who may be considering long-term care. It focuses on important aspects of long-term care, such as the safety of residents. It also gives examples of what’s working well, features the personal experiences of three residents and offers tips for people who are looking for a home, or are currently living in a home.

On Friday, June 19, 2009, the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) held a province-wide, one-hour live webcast to provide long-term care homes with an overview of:

• A new supplementary report on long-term care, designed as a companion piece to the OHQC’s yearly report on the performance of the health system and intended for long-term care residents, their families and seniors.
• The development of the new web-based reporting system for long-term care, i.e., what’s been achieved so far and plans going forward.
• QI initiatives in long-term care (e.g., Pressure Ulcer Awareness Program (PUAP)) and resources to support QI within homes.

The PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded here and the webcast viewed on demand by going to http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=148586&s=1&k=2475BA1AD96491150D521BE88FAFBB40.

The OHQC welcomes comments and questions from homes on the development of the new reporting system. They can be emailed to us anytime at: ohqc@ohqc.ca.

As mentioned during the webcast, below is more information about the indicators that will be used for public reporting in fall 2009, as well as the full report of the Long-Term Care Reporting Scientific Expert Panel.

If you are interested in being part of the first wave of long-term care reporting (fall '09), and have one-year of RAI-MDS data, please contact Angie Heydon at angie.heydon@ohqc.ca.

More Information

Background Information About Long-Term Care Reporting

Indicators for Public Reporting – Fall 2009

Report of the Long-Term Care Reporting Scientific Expert Panel