Independent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC

Northern Association of Family Councils (NAFC) Zoom Meeting
2024-09-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Northern Association of Family Councils (NAFC)

September 12, 2024

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm via zoom

NAFC is 1 of 5 independent regional associations of family councils which make up the Independent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC (ILTCCABC), a provincial association of family councils. Through monthly ILTCCABC meetings, our collective voice is elevated to the Ministry of Health to affect positive change to the long-term care system in BC. If you’re a member of a Family Council operating in a long-term care home in the Northern region of BC, we would love to have your family council join NAFC.

For more information about NAFC www.northernfamilycouncils.ca

Contact Nola cell 250-667-5686

Independent “Family Councils” and combined “Resident and Family Councils” operating in long-term care homes in the Northern region of BC, as well as individual volunteer community members (persons with lived experience in long-term care) are invited to meet and network via this regional forum. We share best practices (standards known to produce good outcomes if followed) and identify systemic issues (issues that are occurring in many long-term care homes in the northern region). We look to overcome barriers faced by our councils so they can operate more effectively. We offer educational components to help our members gain a better understanding of the BC long-term care system. We assist long-term care residents/ families and operators establish and maintain independent councils (self-led, self-determining, and democratic). We look for ways to improve quality of care and quality of life for residents living in long-term care.

ILTCCABC Monthly Meeting
2024-08-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Regular meeting of the ILTCCABC Representatives

For more information write to iltccabc@gmail.com

ILTCCABC Regional Chairs Monthly Meeting
2024-08-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver)
Regular meeting of the Regional Chairs and the ILTCCABC Executive Board.

For more information write to iltccabc@gmail.com

VCAFC Regional Family Council Forum
2024-07-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Regular bi-monthly meeting of Vancouver Coastal Association of Family CouncilsFor more information write to vcafc.regional@gmal.com

Goals of care conversations
2024-07-16 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Goals of care conversations which are different from but connected to advance care planning.

Goals of care conversations are discussions LTC Staff have with people living with a life-limiting illness about their goals, values and beliefs so that LTC can align the care provided with what matters most to the person. These conversations support peoples’ understanding of their health now and what it will look like in the future.

Family Councils can best support the conversation by thinking ahead with our loved ones about what matters most. We will touch upon Deciding on Goals of Care and Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Long Term Care.

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Vancouver Coastal Association of Family Councils Educational Session June 18th: Remember Three Simple Words to Guide your Advance Care Planning (ACP): Think.... Talk.... Plan
2024-06-18 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver)
Pat Porterfield and Karen Sanderson, Volunteers with VCH CEAN (Community Engagement Advisory Network) will share with us how ACP plays a vital role in our own journey as well as our residents during their stay in long-term care.

This educational session will not be recorded but will leave you equipped withinformation AND resources so please consider attending. There will be plenty of time for Q&A

For link to this session contact vcafc.regional@gmail.com

BCCPA 47th Annual Conference
2024-05-26 09:00 - 2024-05-28 17:00 UTC | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, 4599 Chateau Blvd, Whistler, BC V8E 0Z5, Whistler, BC, V8E 0Z5, Canada
The 47th Annual Conference will return the Fairmont Chateau Whistler May 26-28th, 2024.

ILTCCABC will be attending the congress. Come visit us at our table in the conference lobby.

Centered around the theme “Come Together,” the conference recognizes the BC Seniors Living Association coming together with the BC Care Providers Association through a special resolution approved at their Annual General Meeting in September.

The conference will bring together operators from across the seniors living, wellness, and care sector. The agenda has been expanded with an additional concurrent session stream and two deep dive sessions dedicated to the seniors living and private pay audiences. Of course, the program will include content for long-term care, assisted living, and home health audiences. Sessions will be aligned along the themes of creating quality, workforce and leadership, and the business of seniors living and care.

Vancouver Coastal Association of Family Councils Forum May 22, 2024
2024-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom
VCAFC holds regional family council forums regularly to invite our member independent family councils together to share their ideas and concerns across our VCH region. We support one another by celebrating positive stories about what family councils can do and we share and tackle the barriers to family councils being effective and sustainable.

We also ensure systemic issues across our long-term care system are teased out. These are priorities which should be tackled by our Ministry of Health. We raise those issues by way of the provincial association of family council meetings. Our regional association representatives meet monthly to share with ILTCCABC the voices of their family councils.

INVITATION - VCFAC Lunch & Learn: Care Approaches for People with Dementia and other Complex Neurocognitive Disorders
2024-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
VCAFC is honoured to host this exceptional educational session! PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!VCH is sharing an advancement in VCH care to identify and create action around training specifically designed to improve the care our residents with dementia and other complex neurological disorders receive.The rise of individuals coming into long-term care with cognitive disorders has been increasing as the number of people requiring long-term care also rises. The attached document informs us of the care approaches being implemented in VCH long-term care homesThis affects almost all of us family caregivers!THE GOAL:The goal of this VCH LTC Guideline/Decision Support Tool (DST) is to provide guidance around care planning for people with dementia and other complex neurocognitive disorders.

OUR HOST:Joseph Sun, RN

Clinical Nurse Specialist, VCH LTC and AL Professional Practice Team MSN, UBC

PBD in Gerontology, SFU BScN, BCIT Providing care and support for LTC residents since 2010.Please SAVE THE DATE and plan to attend.Consider sending us your questions in advance so we may send them to Joseph Sun in advance for his consideration.While we look to this as a presentation, we plan to have some time for Q&ATopic: VCAFC Lunch & LearnTime: Tues. April 9, 2024 1:00-2:00 PM Vancouver

To participate contact vcafc.regional@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

Provincial Association of Family Councils Meeting
2024-03-18 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
Monthly meeting or Regional Association Representatives and Provincial Executive Board.

For more information write to iltccabc@gmail.com

Independent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC(250) 415-9282https://iltccabc.ca

ILTCCABC Regional Chairs Monthly Meeting
2024-03-11 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
Regular meeting of the Regional Chairs and the ILTCCABC Executive Board.

For more information write to iltccabc@gmail.comIndependent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC(250) 415-9282https://iltccabc.ca

Seniors Advocate Visits West Coast of Vancouver Island - Port Alberni
2024-02-29 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | Best Western Plus-Barclay Hotel, 4277 Stamp Ave., 4277 Stamp Ave., Port Alberni, BC, Canada
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will be visiting communities in the West Kootenay region from February 28-29, 2024. Join her to discuss seniors’ issues at town halls in Ucluelet, Tofino and Port Alberni.

Seniors Advocate Visits West Coast of Vancouver Island - Tofino
2024-02-28 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Tofino Legion, 331 Main St, 331 Main St, Tofino, BC, Canada

Seniors Advocate Visits West Coast of Vancouver Island - Ucluelet
2024-02-28 11:30 - 13:30 UTC | Ucluelet Community Centre, 500 Matterson Drive, 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet, Bc, Canada

Seniors Advocate Visits Duncan
2024-02-27 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Cowichan (Duncan) Branch, Vancouver Island Regional Library – 2687 James St., Duncan, 2687 James St., Duncan, BC, Canada
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will be presenting in Duncan on February 27, 2024. Join her to discuss seniors’ issues in the Cowichan Valley and hear about challenges and current trends for seniors across B.C.

Seniors Advocate Visits West Kootenay Region - Castlegar
2024-02-23 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Sandman Hotel, 1944 Columbia Ave., 1944 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, BC, Canada
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will be visiting communities in the West Kootenay region from February 22–23, 2024. Join her to discuss seniors’ issues at town halls in Trail, Grand Forks, Nelson and Castlegar.

Seniors Advocate Visits West Kootenay Region - Nelson
2024-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Nelson Seniors Centre Society, 717 Vernon St., 717 Vernon St., Nelson, BC, Canada
C Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will be visiting communities in the West Kootenay region from February 22–23, 2024. Join her to discuss seniors’ issues at town halls in Trail, Grand Forks, Nelson and Castlegar.

Seniors Advocate Visits West Kootenay Region - Grand Forks
2024-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Grand Forks Seniors Society, 565-71st St., 565-71st St., Grand Forks, BC, Canada

Seniors Advocate Visits West Kootenay Region - Trail BC
2024-02-22 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | Trail Legion, 2141 Columbia Ave., 2141 Columbia Ave, Trail, BC, Canada

It's my home! Working together to ensure Long Term Care truly is home - ARRC online Seminar
2024-02-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
presented by BC Association of Social Workers

Hosted by members of the BC Association of Social Workers’ Seniors Community of Practice, this session is a personal, first-person invitation to imagine Long Term Care as ‘home’. Imagine having real choices, having social work support at key times, residents being truly known, valued, and listened to, and connected to those near and dear. Please join us in this visioning of what is possible.”

Zoom link for February 7, 2024 Webinar

Strengthening Long-Term Care From Within-Residents And Families Make A Difference With What They Have – Their Voices!
2024-01-10 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
When: January 10th, 2024 Starting at 7pm PST

Where: Zoom link for January 10, 2024 Webinar

Host: Lisa Dawson, Vice-President Independent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC

ILTCCABC hopes this webinar will build on the awareness among the public about ongoing issues in long-term care homes that compromise quality of life for residents. Our hope is that our building awareness and offering up recommendations will result in change and improvement to resident and family experience. We also hope our results will inspire others to get involved and put pressure on politicians and the government to address these concerns by advocating for system reform.

The issue of resident experience, quality of care and quality of life has never been so grave and exposed as something we can and ought to do something about. Let’s start with what we have and have control over…that is our voice.

ILTCCABC is doing what we can, with what we have: OUR VOICE.
Our regional associations of family councils are actively supporting the establishment of a family council in each long-term care home – one care home at a time!
In long-term care, the voice of the resident and family by way of councils offers a structured, self led, democratic, collective voice which engages with care home leadership at a level where decision making about the care that affects them, includes them.

Our advocacy requires a paradigm shift in the model of and delivery of care. Support at the highest level of decision making is required for long-term care change. Our Ministry of Health must be influenced and motivated by the articulation of our direct experiences, concerns and recommendations for improvement.

ILTCCABC recognizes the complexity of Long-Term Care which requires a multi sector advisory group as proposed by ARRC. The Advisory Forum would ensure that the perspectives of all stakeholders are represented in the plan for long-term care and be able to articulate the plan to their public.

We look forward to you joining us as we share what we are doing towards improving long-term care with what we have: our voice!
