Meetings and Presentations - Family and Friends Council

Relevant Documents

Perley Health FFC Bylaws

FFC Meeting Dates and Minutes

All meetings start at 6:30 pm (18:30 hours) unless otherwise noted
*Available meeting minutes are linked to the meeting title or subject and bolded
for other past meeting minutes (including 2022 meetings) please contact FamilyCouncil.PerleyHealth@gmail.com

2025

January 16th, 2025 - "Family Survey Results are In!"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Melissa Norman, Director, Quality and Interprofessional Care
- The 2024 Family Survey Results and Quality Improvement Projects
February 20th, 2025 - "Meet the Therapeutic Recreation and Creative Arts Team!"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Michelle Proulx, Manager, Therapeutic Recreation and Creative Arts
March 20th, 2025 - "Call Support Services for all your Food & Nutrition, Housekeeping, Laundry, IT, IPAC needs, and more!"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Lorie Stuckless, Director, Support Services
- Support Services at Perley Health
April 17th, 2025 - "Volunteers Make Waves"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Rachel Stoparczyk, Coordinator, Volunteer Services
Nancy Do, Resident Care Liaison
- Volunteer Services Annual Report
- Introduce the Resident Care Liaison role and outline the engagement of paid caregivers.
May 15th, 2025 - "Mind Your Brain Health"
Special guest, German Chique-Alfonzo, Education and Programs, the Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County
- General introduction to learn about 8 brain healthy choices to help you prevent and live well with dementia. Learn how to
  recognize the warning signs of dementia and how the Dementia Society can help
June 19th, 2025 - "Palliative Care at Perley"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Samantha Hallgren, Psychogeriatric and Palliative Care Nurse
Jessie Stephenson, Spiritual Care
- Palliative Care Education

2024

January 18th, 2024 - "What a Difference a Day Makes!"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Jay Innes, Director, Communications
Special Guest: Grace Welch, the Chair of the Champlain Region Family Council Network - CRFCN
- The FFC 2003 Annual Report
- SqLi Focus group flyer – contact Melissa Norman (mnorman@perleyhealth.ca) for further information or to participate
- The CRFCN 2003 Budget Submission – provided by Grace Welch
March 21st, 2024 - "Support Services Summary"
Alanah Hazelwood, Manager, Food and Nutrition/Housekeeping
Greg Heika, Supervisor, Materials Management & Laundry
April 18th, 2024 - "Introducing the Perley Post and Perley Blog!"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Meg O'Connell, Senior Communications Specialist
Melissa Norman, Director, Quality and Interprofessional Care
Danielle Sinden, Director of Center of Excellence & Research Operations

May 16th, 2024 - "Family Survey Results Are In!"
Rachel de Kemp, Director, Nursing
Andrea Liu, Manager, Interprofessional Care
Daniela Acosta, Manager, Education & Knowledge Translation
- Family Survey Results, Quality of Life, Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)
June 20th, 2024 - "Dementia – types of dementia and the ageing brain vs dementia"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Special Guest: German Chique-Alfonzo of the Dementia Society
- What is Dementia? Dementia Society Presentation
- Family and Friends Council Meeting Notes

September 19th, 2024 - "IPAC Update"
Tania Paolini, RN, BScN, CIC,Manager, Infection Prevention & Control
Samantha Bourlerice, RN, BScN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), IPAC Specialist
- IPAC Update Presentation
- Family and Friends Council Meeting Notes

October 17th, 2024 - "What IS Physiotherapy, and what is it at Perley?"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Louis-Matthieu Dorval, Lead Physiotherapist
- Physiotherapy at Perley Health
- Family and Friends Council Meeting Notes

November 21st, 2024 - "Palliative Care at Perley Health"
Susan Shea, NP-PHC, BScN, MScN, Nurse Practitioner Lead, Convalescent Unit, O1E
- Palliative and End of Life Care at Perley Health
- Family and Friends Council Meeting Notes

2023

January 19th, 2023 - "Everything Including the Kitchen Sink"

Lorie Stuckless, Director, Support Services
Chad Haffner, Manager, Property Services, Materials Management/Laundry
Andrea Heuving, Manager, Food & Nutrition/Housekeeping
Presentation from speakers here
February 16th, 2023 - "Care Plans"
Stephanie Kim, Resident Care Manager in the Ottawa building.
Presentation from speakers here
March 23rd, 2023 - "Perley Program and Policies Update"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Casandra Boushey, Project Lead, Intergenerational Services
Delphine Hasle, Executive Director, Perley Health Foundation
Robyn Orazietti, Manager, Therapeutic Recreation and Creative Arts
Rachel Stoparczyk, Coordinator, Volunteer Services
Presentation from speakers here
- How to request a volunteer
- EntourAGE

April 20th, 2023 - "Results are In!"
Rachel de Kemp, Director of Nursing
Melissa Norman, Director, Quality and Interprofessional Care
Presentation from speakers here
- Family Survey results here
May 18th, 2023 - "Ministry Updates - Hours of Care"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Presentation from speakers here

Perley Health Hours of Care

September 21st, 2023 - "Caring for the Caregiver"
Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Jessie Stephenson, Spiritual Health Practitioner
Dr. Annie Robitaille, Commissionaires Ottawa Chair in Frailty-Informed Care
Presentation from speakers here
- Burnout and Self Care
October 19th, 2023 - "QIP and IPAC - Where We're At"

Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Tania Paolini, Manager, Infection Prevention and Control
Melissa Norman, Director, Quality and Interprofessional Care
Presentation from speakers here
- IPAC update
- 2023/2024 QIP update
November 16th, 2023 -"Update on Nursing Care"

Mary Boutette, Chief Operating Officer
Rachel de Kemp, Director of Nursing
Dr. Annie Robitaille, Commissionaires Ottawa Chair in Frailty-Informed Care
Presentation from speakers here

2022

Concerns and Complaints received 2022 - 2023

January 2022 - "Champlain Region Family Council Network, CRFCN, and the Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa Public Health team"
Grace Welch, Chair, Advocacy Committee, Champlain Region Family Council Network
Amanda Muise, Ottawa Public Health
Lindsay Fowler, Ottawa Public Health
February 2022 - “SeeMe”: Frailty Informed Care and Resident Care Planning program"
Daniela Acosta, Collaborative Practice Leader
March 2022 - "Discussion with Rachel de Kemp, Director of Nursing"
Rachel de Kemp, Director of Nursing
April 2022 - "Creating a Meaningful Visit"
Samantha Hallgren, GNC(C), CHPCN(C), Psychogeriatric Registered Nurse
Kelly Donahue, Special Approach Person Support Worker
May 2022 - "Therapeutic Recreation and Creative Arts Update/ Volunteer Services Update"
Robyn Orazietti, Manager, Therapeutic Recreation and Creative Arts
Rachel Stoparczyk, CVA,Coordinator, Volunteer Services
September 2022 - "Perley Health Family Experience Survey Results"
Melissa Norman, Director, Quality and Interprofessional Care
October 2022 - "Update on the Discussion with Rachel de Kemp, Director of Nursing"
Rachel de Kemp, Director of Nursing
November 2022 - "The Perley Health Ethics program, including case studies"
Nikolija Lukich, Lead Ethicist, Champlain Centre for Health Care Ethics (CCHCE)