How Family Councils Can Support an Essential Care Partner Program

This session occurred live on June 7th as part of Family Councils Ontario's virtual conference. The theme of the conference was It Starts With Us: Family Councils as Changemakers. Visit our channel to find the playlist of conference recordings!
Speaker: Alison Kilbourn, Ontario Caregiver Organization
Session Description:
Caregivers are essential care partners and play a critical role in providing unpaid physical, emotional, and cognitive support to family members, partners, and friends in long-term care homes. Implementing an Essential Care Partner (ECP) program can help long-term care homes to solidify their commitment to recognizing family caregivers as essential partners in care. Join Alison Kilbourn, Manager, Essential Care Partner Support Hub, from the Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) to learn about Essential Care Partner programs, outline how Family Councils can work with their long-term care homes to implement or improve an Essential Care Partner program, and how OCO’s Essential Care Partner Support Hub can help.