ABOUT THE CHCA
Established in 1990, the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) is a national non-profit membership association dedicated to advancing excellence in home and community care. Through our diverse membership base, the CHCA represents public and private organizations that fund, manage and provide services and products in the home and community.
Our mission is to enable people to safely stay in their homes with dignity, independence and quality of life by informing and influencing policy and practice.
Our vision is an integrated home and community-care system that provides seamless patient- and family-centred care that is accessible, accountable, evidence-informed, integrated and sustainable.
As a national association, the CHCA is a unifying force that amplifies our members’ individual voices to influence policy and practice in four strategic areas.
We make home and community care a priority for funders and policy planners and shape the future direction of health care in Canada.
We develop national campaigns to increase awareness of the importance of integrated home and community-based care in our health care system.
We create opportunities to enhance providers’ skills and capabilities, empower patients and engage caregivers.
We address current and emerging issues by finding new ways to solve problems, sharing best practices and creating active networks across the country.
We make home and community care a priority for funders and policy planners and shape the future direction of health care in Canada.
We develop national campaigns to increase awareness of the importance of integrated home and community-based care in our health care system.
We create opportunities to enhance providers’ skills and capabilities, empower patients and engage caregivers.
We address current and emerging issues by finding new ways to solve problems, sharing best practices and creating active networks across the country.
The affairs of the CHCA are governed by a board of directors. Directors represent the membership from their region. Directors provide insight into the issues, challenges, opportunities and strategic priorities their local membership is facing. This expertise and knowledge informs and shapes the association’s key priorities. Download the CHCA Board of Directors Terms of Reference
BOARD CHAIR (MANITOBA)
VIKAS SETHI, Provincial Lead, Clinical Integration Health Systems Integration & Quality, Shared Health Service
IMMEDIATE PAST- CHAIR (QUEBEC)
CINDY STARNINO, Director of Academic Affairs & Research Ethics, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
TREASURER (ALBERTA)
CAROL ANDERSON, Chief Zone Officer, Edmonton Zone, Alberta Health Services
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LISA ZETES-ZANATTA, Executive Director Clinical Operations Rural Acute and Community, Thompson and Cariboo Regions, Interior Health Authority
SASKATCHEWAN
SHEILA ANDERSON, Vice President, Integrated Regina Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority
ONTARIO
Vacant (election in 2023)
SERVICE PROVIDER
LEIGHTON MCDONALD, President & CEO, Closing the Gap Healthcare
SERVICE PROVIDER
JO-ANNE POIRIER, President and CEO, VON Canada
NOVA SCOTIA
KIM SILVER, Director, Home and Community Care, Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care
NEW BRUNSWICK
Vacant (election in 2023)
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
CRYSTAL PRAUGHT, Director, Home-based Care, Health PEI
NEWFOUNDLAND
JUDY O’KEEFE, Vice President, Clinical Services, Eastern Health
NUNAVUT
STEPHEN JACKSON, Territorial Director, Home, Community and Continuing Care, Nunavut Department of Health
YUKON
JANET KALBFLEISCH, A / Director, Care and Community, Health and Social Services, Continuing Care
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Nadine Henningsen (ex-officio)
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