Six Month Transitional Report July 1999 to December 1999      

 

T able of Contents

1. Looking Back
2. Looking Ahead
3. Bringing Member Issues Forward
4. Financial Report
5. Association Staff
6. Board of Directors
7. Chair's Report
8. Chief Executive Officer’s Report

looking back

• SOCIAL CONTRACT - after years of extensive discussion an agreement was reached with government to eliminate the "other reduction" social contract clawback effective January 1, 2000 through the use of the High Wage Transition Fund.
• WSIB - confirmation received of drop in WSIB rates for 2000 -16% for homes for the aged,18% for supportive housing, 26% for community service agencies - spurred by OANHSS advocacy and member efforts to control costs.
• HIGH WAGE FUND -continued to press for a high wage fund to assist homes with uncontrollable wage differentials.
• Y2K - worked with the Health Sector Year 2000 Office of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to secure $4.25 million for health associations for Y2K activities, $30 million for the healthcare sector through the Contingency Implementation Fund, and a further $55 million through the Mission Critical Fund - health was the only sector to receive funding specifically for contingency planning.
• NURSING - funding secured for enhancing nursing staff and piloting the nurse practitioner role in long term care facilities.
• INFLUENZA - actively contributed to the development of protocols for resident and staff vaccinations.
• LIFE LEASE - prepared submission detailing OANHSS positions related to the development of legislation for life lease housing - identified strengths of life lease to be preserved and elements that legislation should incorporate.
• FINANCIAL TESTING - response prepared and submitted to government on issue of income testing for services being devolved to municipalities (includes social housing).
• CMSM OUTREACH PACKAGE - developed and distributed outreach package to assist housing members in relationship - building with Consolidated Municipal Service Managers (CMSMs).
• SUBMISSIONS:
  Life Lease Housing : A First Look at the Issues
  submission to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, November 1999
  
  OANHSS Proposal for the Continuation of the High Wage Transition Fund
  submission to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, November 1999
  
  Response to the Report of the Joint Municipal/Provincial Working Group on Financial Testing and Access to Ontario Works, Child Care and Social Housing
  submission to the Ministry of Community and Social Services, December 1999

looking ahead

 The following strategic directions, which are the culmination of comprehensive, member-driven strategic planning process, will guide the Association ’s work plan over the next five years:

• ADVOCACY
  The Association will strengthen the voice of the membership and expand its role as a major advocate for a high quality, appropriately funded continuum of housing and long term care programs and services, on behalf of all seniors.
  
  
• MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
  The Association will support the efficiency and effectiveness of its members by providing professional support and education as well as financial and management services.
  
  
• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT/INNOVATION
  The Association will be the leader in assisting members to develop innovative and effective living environments and community programs and services for their residents, tenants and clients.
  
  
• PARTNERSHIPS
  The Association will strengthen and expand its strategic alliances and relationships.
  
  
• PROFILE NOT-FOR-PROFIT VALUES
  The Association will increase its profile and build support for the not-for-profit sector.

 
Bringing Member Issues Forward

We pursued, dug deeper and took action on key member issues:

• capital funding formula and impact on not-for-profits
• bed awards/"D "facilities/RFP process
• housing reform and devolution
• pay equity -funding equity across the sector
• classification -alternatives to current system including MDS/RUGS
• facility funding -recognition of acuity changes
• WSIB -right for employers to choose Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 classification
• laboratory services in long term care facilities
• high intensity needs fund -changes to increase ease of use
• care standards for retirement homes
• funding for nursing enhancements
• facility placement issues
• rent supplements
• LTC facility program standards for food handler training
• nursing -education, recruitment, retention, funding
• life lease -legislation, property tax issues
• Alzheimer strategies
• elder abuse

  FINANCIAL REPORT

This financial report is based on the Financial Statements audited by the firm of Partridge Iggulden LLP, Chartered Accountants.

The audited Financial Statements are available at the office of the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors.

 ASSOCIATION STAFF

Chief Executive Officer
Donna Rubin

Director of Communications
Debbie Humphreys

Director of Operations
Charlene Lunney

Director of Member Relations and Professional Services
Margaret Ringland

Accountant
Ganesh Subramaniam

Project Assistant
Keith Nailer

Conference Planner
Karen Elliott

Event Planner
Connie Tinney

Executive Assistant
Rose Pace

Administrative Assistant -Operations
Silvana Careri

Administrative Assistant -Member Relations
Lynne Fournier

Administrative Assistant -Communications
Grace Montagnese

Receptionist
Mary Flynn

Andrew Buckstein, Hoffman, Sillery, Buckstein &Chuback (OANHSS Solicitor)

Ellen Maracle-Benton (Marketing)

Wayne Moore, DSM Data Systems Marketing Inc.(Computer)

John Ryan, DSM Data Systems Marketing Inc.(Computer)

Douglas Shinobu (ORDS)

Cathy W rd (Records Management)

Tim Welch (Housing)

This six month fiscal period represented the final transition to our new governance model.At the October 1999 Annual General Meeting both the structure and composition of the Board changed to reflect the new policy governance system.The following two Boards of Directors represented the membership during this fiscal period:

Garry Armstrong, Region of Ottawa-Carleton, Ottawa, President
Bev Preuss, Idlewyld Manor, Hamilton, Past-President
Reg Paul, Toronto Homes, Toronto, Treasurer
David Hicks, The Elliott Group, Guelph, Member-at-Large (Charitables)
Cathy Renwick, Castleview Wychwood Towers, Toronto, Member-at-Large (Municipals)
Peter Bolland, Loyola Arrupe Centre for Seniors, Toronto, Member-at-Large (Housing)
Larry Hills, Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, Region 1 Representative
Melis Koomans, Shalom Manor Home for the Aged, Grimsby, Region 2 Representative
Gail Carlin, Sunnyside Home, Kitchener, Region 3 Representative
Brenda Urbanski, Simcoe Manor, Beeton, Region 4 Representative
Brock Hall, Shepherd Lodge, Scarborough, Region 5 Representative
Rick Williams, Lenadco Home, Napanee, Region 6 Representative
Craig Munro, Maxville Manor, Maxville, Region 7 Representative
Wayne Foisy, A Chateau, Sturgeon Falls, Region 8 Representative
Don Holmstrom, Grandview Lodge Community Services, Thunder Bay, Region 9 Representative
Dianne Rowan, Toronto, OANHSS Provincial Auxiliary Representative
Robert Huard, Simcoe, OARC Representative

David Hicks, The Elliott Group, Guelph, Chairperson, Sector Representative (Charitable)
Patricia Knapp, Fairhaven, Peterborough, Vice-Chairperson, Sector Representative (Municipal)
Reg Paul, Toronto Homes, Toronto, Member-at-Large, Treasurer
Marion Bascom, Oakville Senior Citizens Residence, Oakville, Sector Representative (Housing)
Garry Armstrong, Region of Ottawa-Carleton, Ottawa, Member-at-Large
Sarah Phillips, Sherwood Forest (Trinity)Housing Corp., London, Member-at-Large
Peter Barnes, Wellington Terrace, Elora, Member-at-Large
Larry Hills, Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, District Representative, Regions 1 &2
Gail Carlin, Sunnyside Home, Kitchener, District Representative, Regions 3 &4
Brock Hall, Shepherd Lodge -Long Term Care, Scarborough, District Representative, Region 5
Craig Munro, Maxville Manor, Maxville, District Representative, Regions 6 &7
Beth Campbell, Cassellholme, North Bay, District Representative, Regions 8 &9

*full term for this Board was November 1998 to October 1999

 
CHAIR ’S REPORT
   David Hicks
    Our confidence in moving forward into the future comes from our rich history as a diverse, yet cohesive, organization. This sense of unity and pride is shared among members who together value quality, creativity, and personalized care balanced by a strong accountability to our consumers, boards, communities, and funders.
    The long term care landscape is changing dramatically. The need for organizations to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset is paramount. Perhaps the greatest single indicator of our strength is our collective enthusiasm to embrace this change as an opportunity as opposed to a threat. The OANHSS Resource Development Service (ORDS), and the very positive member response to this initiative, is an excellent example of this enthusiasm.
    Over the past six months we continued to build on our relationships with allied organizations. We effectively partnered with several associations including the Ontario Community Support Association, the Ontario Health Providers Alliance, the Ontario Long Term Care Association (formerly ONHA), the Catholic Health Association and others on different fronts, each of us bringing fresh, new perspectives to the table. 
    It is indeed a pleasure to work on your behalf with my bright, energetic, and dedicated colleagues on the OANHSS Board of Directors. Our volunteer leadership is complemented by the professional staff leadership provided by Donna Rubin, Chief Executive Officer, and all the OANHSS staff.
    I am proud of our past, and, not only confident, but truly excited about our future.

 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ’S REPORT
   Donna Rubin

When I look back over the last six months, I am amazed at the scope of activity and range of issues that we pursued during that period of time.

How do we do it, given our small staff? Members. Members represent OANHSS at meetings, volunteer considerable personal time on advisory groups and task forces, review and contribute to position papers and submissions, and work steadfastly behind the scenes. Members provide the support that enables the Association to take on as much as it does. Members provide a perspective and insight that have come to be valued and depended upon, not just by OANHSS but by the many external organizations we are in contact with through our involvement in so many different initiatives.

And there were a number of key initiatives over this period, some new and some ongoing, where member input was vital funding, pay equity, nurse recruitment and retention, life lease legislation, capital expansion, housing reform and devolution, to name a few.

Our work plan going forward is ambitious. That being said, my objective in the coming year is to broaden our scope of volunteers -not only to give a break to those who have given so much, but also to tap into the breadth of expertise that is evidenced throughout our membership.

OANHSS staff and the Board of Directors are up for the challenge. We look forward to working with you.

 MISSION STATEMENT

The Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors represents and supports the common goals of its members to provide and advocate for quality housing and long term care programs and services.

The Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors believes:

• that locally-controlled, community-based, not-for-profit organizations offer the best
• approach to the delivery of housing and long term care services
• that it is essential as an Association to speak with a strong, unified voice
• in our members ’ commitment to provide the best quality of life for residents and clients
• in the importance and value of qualified staff, and their ongoing development and training
• in the value of community volunteers and their active participation
• in the importance of developing collaborative relationships

 OANHSS

The Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors (OANHSS) is a provincial, membership-based association that has represented not-for-profit providers of care, services, and housing for seniors for over 80 years. Member operations span the full spectrum of the not-for-profit long term care continuum including municipal and charitable homes for the aged, non-profit nursing homes, seniors housing, and community service agencies.

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