I& #39;ve been thinking of my friend David (pictured seated) since he passed away last week.

What advice he& #39;d have. His go-getter attitude. His wisdom & humour.

How much he wanted & saw culture change happen in LTC & retirement homes. How he saw it slide back during the pandemic.
David remained a determined, involved advocate & living example through it all.

Always doing what he could. So appreciative for help & support. Encouraging me & others to keep going when life is hard.

We lost an incredible person https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz"> David: We& #39;ll make sure your legacy lives on.
Working as a collaborative team, having open conversations & inspiring others were important to David. So was his family.

The staff at his LTC home became part of his family, like they do for most residents & their family & friends. They empowered him to be a teacher once again.
David knew the value of the Designated Care Partner Program I have the honour to be part of with a noble group of LTC homes & complex continuing care hospitals. More will be shared on it.

Ensuring the well-being of LTC residents, staff & family is more important than ever https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏼" title="Erhobene Faust (mittelheller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Faust (mittelheller Hautton)">
Here& #39;s more about David from his family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♥️" title="Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Herz">
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Pic at the top of this thread is from the first Person-Centred Language expert panel meeting in 2018 where people with various lived & work experience were brought together by  @BSOProvOffice with a common goal.

All orgs & people involved keep moving it fwd in their own ways https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏼" title="Folded hands (mittelheller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (mittelheller Hautton)">
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