SAVE THE DATE: September 18 2025 Family Council meeting.
Time: Thursday, September 18, 2025 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time 
Place: Virtual - see link below
Danie Cox, Director of Care (DOC), will join us to give us insight to her role, help answer our questions about resident care and convey how family council can support the DOC initiatives

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Attachments:

LBHH Telephone Directory for Families 
LBHH Role Key 
MINUTES from our July meeting

We look for your support in ANY way you can.

Please help us:
- attend and participate in our meetings
- conversations to provide us perspective and ideas
- email us your experiences and observations for ongoing improvement at Louis Brier
- take part in the monthly employee recognition and send in your nomination https://louisbrier.com/recognition-tree  
- attend and contribute to a food advisory committee meeting once in a while (contact us for details)
Connect with us: lb.familycouncil@gmail.com  News from the Provincial Association of Family Councils:

The Independent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC (ILTCCABC)

1. Take part in research!
Needed: Residents Living in Long-Term Care Homes or Their Caregivers in Vancouver or British Columbia
Project aim: To reduce inappropriate and avoidable emergency department transfers, and to prevent unnecessary acute care admissions. 
Patient population: Residents living in long-term care homes (LTC) or their family 
Deadline: October 4
Read more about the opportunity and RSVP

2.  Check out upcoming regional family council forums and  Education Sessions:
CLICK HERE
Don't miss:

SEPTEMBER:
September 12 @ 1:00PM:
Family Councils are invited to share an  hour with Dan Levitt, our BC Seniors Advocate.
Please attend. This is your opportunity to learn about and ask questions to the Seniors Advocate,
Register HERE: https://iltccabc.ca/event/a-meet-n-greet-with-the-seniors-advocate-dan-levitt-september-12-at-1pm/ 

September 16 @ 1:00PM:
Navigating Caregiving in Long-Term Care (LTC): Strengthening Voices and Building Connections
Presented by: Family Caregivers of BC (FCBC)
Register HERE: https://iltccabc.ca/event/vcafc-education-session-family-caregivers-of-bc-fcbc-help-strengthen-our-family-caregiver-voice-for-effective-family-councils/

OCTOBER:
October 22 @ 7:00PM

VCAFC Family Council Forum and AGM
ALL Family Councils and families wanting to start councils, please attend this family councils forum!
Please consider volunteering with us!
No registration required.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 851 5915 0100
Passcode: 835742

3. Submit a short article about our Louis Brier family Council for the ILTCCABC SPOTLIGHT on Family Councils
PLEASE READ HERE for more details:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1faTwuzZi8HasnQrF_LdbcV9iqYhZMnHk/view?usp=drive_link  

4. Register (free) to access The Education Portal Excellent resources under different categories reflect support needed to improve family council sustainability and support individual family caregiver experience and knowledge.

5. The Education Portal now includes ALL the education sessions held last year by Vancouver Coastal Association of Family Councils under their Regional Association Resources  CLICK HERE

Family Council Executive              
Lisa Dawson, Co-Chair                                  
Evan Sahmet, Vice  Co-Chair
Rahim Meghji, Treasurer