GHHN Long Term Care Collaborative
LIVING HEALTHY IN CONGREGATE CARE
GHHN Long Term Care Collaborative
We are a group of dedicated physicians, health care organizations and community leaders working together to:
Focus on Long-term Care homes in Hamilton and part of the GHHN
- Continuous learning for a collaborative standard of care
- Culture change and service optimization
- Connecting Care Act, 2019
- Ethical and sustainable governance
- Renewed sense of system stewardship
Resident Centeredness
- Frailty, loneliness, autonomy, choice, healing
- Life plan vs. medical plan, individualization, comprehensive palliative care
- Engaging and continuous relationships – staff, community members, learners, etc.
System Integration
- How hospitals, LTC homes, and HCCSS operate bidirectionally
The hospital-LTC relationship, current models, learning and relationships from pandemic - Collaborative academic practice – learning about LTC IN LTC
- Resident dining experience
- Optimized nutrition, modern food system, sustainability (*The HFHT Green Initiative)
- Chronic disease stabilization / reversal
- Choice, timing, dialogue vs. posted menu
CO-CHAIRS
Brian J. McKenna, MD, DABFM, CCFP
- Family Physician, Hamilton Family Health Team & Grace Villa Long-Term Care
- Associate Medical Staff (Maternal-Child), St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
- Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
Holly Odoardi, RN, BScN
Senior Administrator Macassa and Wentworth Lodges
Members
Brian McKenna
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton Family Health Team
Holly Odoardi
Senior Administrator Macassa and Wentworth Lodges
Melissa McCallum
Greater Hamilton Health Network
Megan Lynch
Greater Hamilton Health Network
Kathy Brown
Director Home and Community Care Support Services
Renee Guder
Senior Administrator Thrive Group
Dr. Sammy Winemaker
Family Medicine, Community-based Palliative Care Doctor
Dr. Erin Gallagher
Family Medicine, Palliative Care Consultant
Dr. Hugh Boyd
St Joseph’s Villa
Dr. Tammy Packer
Chief of Family Medicine SJHH and HHS
For more information or to join please email megan.lynch@hht-on.ca
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