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| AdvantAge Ontario | Represents and supports its members in providing a continuum of quality not-for-profit long-term care, seniors’ community services and housing. Formerly Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors |
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Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
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Community based legal clinic for low income senior citizens funded through Legal Aid Ontario. Age Well – Canada’s Technology and Aging Network
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| Alzheimer Society of Canada | |
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https://alzheimer.ca/on/en/about-us/alzheimer-society-ontario
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Dedicated to improving the quality of life for Ontarians living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and advancing the search for the cause and cure. |
| Assaulted Women’s Helpline | The Seniors Safety Line is a 24 hour crisis and support line for seniors in Ontario who have experienced any type of abuse or neglect. |
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CanAge established itself as a national advocate for issues affecting older people, having ramped up operations in 2020 in urgent response to the threat COVID-19 poses to vulnerable seniors in long-term care. |
| Canadian Association for Retired Persons | Work to uphold the rights and improve the lives of Canadians as they age. |
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http://canadians4ltcstandards.com/
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Advocacy group whose members have been personally impacted by the neglect and abuse of family members in Canadian nursing homes |
| Care Watch Ontario | An organization led by senior citizens that advocates for improved home care and community services for Ontario’s older residents. Monitor Ontario’s home care system and community services, and provide analysis and feedback to policy makers to improve the system’s quality, accessibility and equity. |
| Community Legal Education Ontario | Have developed clear, accurate, and practical legal rights education and information to help people understand and exercise their legal rights. |
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Concerned Friends began in 1980 . In 1982 we incorporated as a non-profit, registered charity in Ontario. Our job is to raise the quality of long-term care through individual advocacy work which feeds directly into our systemic advocacy work. Volunteer-driven and funded solely by memberships and donations. |
| docs4ltcjustice.ca | Doctors For Long-Term Care |
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Spread evidence-based knowledge about how to effectively support those living with dementia, and to provide the day-to-day resources needed by those providing the care. |
| Family Councils Ontario | Works with Family Councils in Long-Term Care Homes across Ontario. Its mission is to lead and support families in improving quality of life in Long-Term Care. (Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care) |
| Lawyers4LTC | Association of Lawyers concerned about, and advocating for, better conditions for those in LTC |
| National Institute for the Care of the Elderly | International network of researchers, practitioners and students dedicated to improving the care of older adults, both in Canada and abroad. |
| National Institute on Aging leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer’s disease research. | |
| Ontario Association of Residents’ Council | Providing a network to strengthen the voice of residents living in long-term care through their respective Residents’ Councils. (Funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care) |
| Ontario Caregiver Organization | Supports Ontario’s 3.3 million caregivers; who provide physical and emotional support by being their one point of access to information. (Funded by the Ministry Janet Breedwas the CEO of Markham Stouffville. Chair of OCO of Health) |
| Ontario Health Coalition | Primary goal is to protect and improve public health care system. It works to honour and strengthen the principles of the Canada Health Act by the five principles of the Act: universality; comprehensiveness; portability; accessibility and public administration. A non-profit, non-partisan public interest activist coalition and network. |
| Ontario Long-Term Care Association | Largest association of long-term care providers in Canada and the only association that represents the full mix of long-term care operators – private, not-for-profit, charitable, and municipal. |
| Ontario Society of Senior Citizens Organizations | Mission is to improve the quality of life for Ontario’s seniors through educational programs, research, public awareness, information, referral, counseling, community outreach and support, self-help and volunteer program |
| Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance | https://uwaterloo.ca/partnerships-in-dementia-care/ |
| https://patientscanada.ca |
Patients Canada |
| Seniors for Social Action Ontario |
Comprised of older adults from across Ontario who are demanding change to the ageist attitudes and policies that have led to the unspeakable conditions and high infection and death rates in long-term care institutions that came to light during the pandemic but have existed for decades |
| https://torontocouncilonaging.com | Toronto Council on Aging |