Stakeholder Advisory Council

Mary Catherine Lindberg, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA), is pleased to announce the Board's appointment of the members of the RHRA's first Stakeholder Advisory Council. This is an important milestone as the government takes the next steps to regulate retirement homes across Ontario. We welcome the important contribution that the Stakeholder Advisory Council will make as we move forward to protecting the safety and well-being of seniors living in retirement homes.

Members bring relevant knowledge, attributes and experience and do not participate as representatives of specific organizations. Members are appointed for one or two year terms and may be re-appointed. Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Council will provide a report at least annually to the RHRA Board and the Board will comment on their activities and advice in the RHRA's annual report. The initial Stakeholder Advisory Council is composed of the following members:

  • Debbie Doherty — Chair
  • Donald Eldon
  • Donna Holwell
  • Ken Sweatman
  • Judith Wahl
  • Georgina White

Further information on the Members can be found here.

The Honorable Linda Jeffrey, Minister Responsible for Seniors commented on retirement homes and the establishment of the Stakeholder Advisory Council as follows:

"Retirement homes house and protect thousands of our senior citizens. Until our government introduced the Retirement Homes Act, and contrary to what many assumed, these living spaces were unregulated. The Retirement Homes Act ensures there are rules that require retirement homes be places where residents can live with dignity and respect. Ontario's retirement homes finally have inspections checking up on the safety of their residents, a new hotline is available to make sure residents and their families have somewhere to bring concerns and have them addressed, and abuse and risk of harm to our seniors must be reported to the RHRA.

Congratulations and thank you to all the members of the new Stakeholder Advisory Council. I know this dynamic group of experts will provide valuable guidance to the RHRA as it brings confidence and safety to so many Ontario seniors and their families."

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