Housing Support for Ontario Seniors Committee (HSOS)

In 2020, MROO established a Housing Support for Ontario Seniors Committee to develop a strategy for LTC housing in Ontario and advocate and explore other housing options for seniors post Covid-19. The HSOS Committee has brought in speakers from across Ontario to speak on various housing issues including tiny homes, life leases, aging in place, and more!

See the map below which highlights some of the speakers from across Ontario.

Learn More About the Speakers/Organizations Below:

Housing Book Recommendations

The HSOS Committee has put together a short list of book recommendations for books that cover housing issues:

  1. Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis by Carolyn Whitzman.

  2. Our Crumbling Foundation:  How We Solve Canada's Housing Crisis by Gregor Craigie

  3. The Future of Aging by Shirlee Sharkey, Zayna Khayat and Paul Holyoke

  4. Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic by André Picard

  5. Options Open: The Guide for Mapping Your Best Aging Journey by Sue Lanz.

HSOS Projects and Outcomes

  • Developed 3 new partnerships: AdvantAge Ontario, OHC (Ontario Health Coalition), and IRPP (Institute for Research on Public Policy)

  • Contributed to the HSO National LTC Standards in March 2022 

  • Completed the Hardship Fund 

  • Contributed content to 3 MROO Print Newsletters on housing topics

  • Reached out to the Ministry of Health and Ontario Government: 3 Letters sent to the Ministry of Health

  • Invited guest speakers to speak to the committee on specific housing topics

  • Attended the AdvantAge Ontario Conference

  • MROO’s Housing Support for Ontario Seniors Committee (HSOS) is pleased to share the Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-10 Commission Final Report dated 2021.04.30

  • In January 2021, MROO sent a letter to the Minister of Long-Term Care Minister Fullerton, which discussed the interim recommendations in Long-Term Care Commission. You can find the letter from MROO here.

  • In July 2021, MROO sent a follow-up letter to the Minister of Long-Term Care, Minister Phillips where MROO expressed full support of the recommendations in the Commission’s final report and highlighted and expressed support for specific areas of concern in long-term care in Ontario. You can find the July 2021 letter here.

  • In October 2021, representatives from MROO attended LTC protests held across Ontario in partnership with the Ontario Healthcare Coalition. 

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