BONUS | Resident Voices in Long-Term Care with OARCs Melissa McVie & Devora Greenspon

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'Bonus Episode - Erin Davis and Doug Robinson are joined in this special episode with the Ontario Association of Residents\\u2019 Councils, Melissa McVie, Director of Education and Communications, and Devora Greenspon, LTC Resident and REAL Group Co-Chair.\\n\\n\\u201dResidents\\u2019 Councils welcome an open dialogue with the leadership team in their long-term care home.\\u201d - Melissa McVie\\n\\n\\u201dI did not go into long-term care to die, but to live. \\xa0To have a fruitful, happy, quality of life.\\u201d - Devora Greenspon\\n\\nLearn more about OARC and access their newsletter, Season\\u2019s Magazine: https://www.ontarc.com/\\n\\nSubscribe, rate, and review our podcast on any network and share your thoughts on social media using the #ElderWisdom tag to help others find us.\\n\\nThe Green Bench is a symbol of elder wisdom. Physically or virtually, the bench invites us all to sit alongside a senior, share a conversation, or give and offer advice.\\n\\nIt challenges the stigma seniors face; the ageism still so prevalent in society. It reminds us of the wealth of wisdom our elders offer and in doing so, helps restore them to a place of reverence.\\n\\n\\u201dThe greatest untapped resource in Canada, if not the world, is the collective wisdom of our elders.\\u201d -Ron Schlegel\\n\\nThis podcast is brought to you by\\xa0Schlegel Villages, retirement & long-term care homes in Ontario, Canada.\\n\\n#ElderWisdom | Stories from the Green Bench\\xa0is produced by\\xa0Memory Tree Productions\\nLearn more about our host, Erin Davis, at erindavis.com\\nLearn more about #ElderWisdom at\\xa0elderwisdom.ca'