While Jean-Marc Lanoue says he can’t speak for the whole province, he says he anticipates Woodland staff and families to be supportive of the options that have to do with resident care, in particular.

On OLTCA’s news site, an online poll asks participants to choose their top five priorities for the long-term care sector, in order of preference. There are choices like ‘more staff to reduce the time to respond to resident needs,’ ‘more education and training for staff,’ and ‘more funding for care and services,’ among many others.

"My sense is that people will vote for those options that support our residents. I think families are concerned with homes having more resources," says Jean-Marc.

A display booth has been set up at Woodland to share information with visitors, staff and family members. OLTCA has supplied long-term care home members, like Woodland, with about three times the number of ballots as there are beds. Although Woodland has no functional family council, he says he will be asking staff members to take ballots home and have them filled out.

"My hope is that this campaign will help the government prioritize with their limited resources. It’s my hope they will understand how much support there is to ensure our residents get taken care of," says Jean-Marc.

The OLTCA campaign runs until April 16. About a week later, after results have been tabulated, they will be sent to the government.