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Accessing Care for Seniors
Ontario Shores provides specialized services to meet the mental health needs of individuals 65 years of age and older who suffer from dementia and/or complex mental illness with challenging behaviours. Healthcare professionals use a blended approach of behaviour therapy and medication to address the... -
Research Resources
Knowledge Mobilization and Impact Resources from Research Impact Canada In September 2021, Ontario Shores became the first specialty mental health hospital to join Research Impact Canada (RIC) , a pan-Canadian network of 23 universities and non-academic institutions, committed to maximizing the... -
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Flu Vaccine Attestation If you received your annual flu shot at another healthcare facility, doctor's office, pharmacy or clinic (outside of Ontario Shores) please complete this self-declaration form and submit by email to occupationalhealth&@email or please drop it to the... -
C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) - Reporting
What are hospital acquired infections? Sometimes when patients are admitted to a hospital, they get infections. These are called hospital acquired infections. In the case of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile), this may mean that symptoms began 72 hours after admission to the hospital or the... -
Hand Hygiene - Reporting
Hand hygiene is an integral part of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences' (Ontario Shores) patient safety initiatives, and we pride ourselves on our Infection Prevention and Control activities. We are committed to reducing healthcare associated infections, and support the improved hand... -
MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
What are hospital acquired infections? Sometimes when patients are admitted to a hospital, they get infections. These are called hospital acquired infections. In the case of MRSA, this may mean that symptoms began 72 hours after admission to the hospital or the infection was present at the time of... -
VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus) - Reporting
What are hospital acquired infections? Sometimes when patients are admitted to a hospital, they get infections. These are called hospital acquired infections. In the case of VRE, this may mean that symptoms began 72 hours after admission to the hospital or the infection was present at the time of... -
Dr. David Rudoler
RoleResearch Chair, Population Health and Innovation in Mental Health, Ontario Shores@email David is an applied health services researcher with expertise in health policy, health economics, econometrics, health economic evaluation, administrative data analysis, and mixed methods. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario... -
Dr. Carolyn McGregor
RoleResearch Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Health and WellnessProfessor Carolyn McGregor AM is the Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Health and Wellness and a two-time Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics based at Ontario Tech University. She is the Founding Director of the Joint Research Centre in Artificial Intelligence for Health and... -
We Must Act Now to Stop Hate
It’s the time of year at Ontario Shores when we look back in celebration of our achievements over the past fiscal year. The 2020/2021 year was challenging and unique as we continued to deliver safe and quality mental health amid a global pandemic. Despite many obstacles, we continued our collective... -
Ontario Tech University and Ontario Shores Exploring New Frontiers In AI to Enhance Mental Wellness
WHITBY, ONTARIO – Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Carolyn McGregor, AM as Inaugural Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health and Wellness. Created between Ontario Tech University and Ontario Shores, the... -
Ontario Shores Launches Journal of Recovery in Mental Health
Recovery-oriented practice has been a driving force in the way we deliver our programs and services here at Ontario Shores. Our goal is to provide an environment of discovery and hope that supports and enhances our patients’ sense of individual recovery from mental illness. Ontario Shores continues... -
Ontario Shores/University of Waterloo Dementia Study Seeking Participants
Have you or someone you know recently been diagnosed with early onset dementia or mild cognitive impairment? Researchers at Ontario Shores and University of Waterloo are conducting focus groups to understand the experiences of people who develop early onset dementia or mild cognitive impairments... -
Joint Open Letter Regarding Pandemic Pay
Premier Doug Ford Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford, As a broad group of healthcare stakeholders whose members employ tens of thousands of front line workers in the fight against COVID 19, we write to you today to seek immediate clarity on the implementation details and timing of... -
Ontario Shores and Lakeridge Health Cross-Appointment Announcement
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) and Lakeridge Health are pleased to announce the cross appointment of Dr. Kevin Chopra. Dr. Chopra, the current Medical Director of General Psychiatry at Ontario Shores, has recently been selected as the new Chief of Psychiatry and... -
Durham Region Supporting Ontario Shores’ Mental Health Innovation Incubator
The Region of Durham, in partnership with all eight area municipalities, is pleased to announce funding to support Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) in developing a business case to create Canada’s first-ever Mental Health Innovation Incubator. The vision is that this... -
Ontario Shores is Named GTA Top Employer for The Fifth Consecutive Year
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is thrilled to be named a Greater Toronto Area Top Employer for the fifth straight year. Today, Ontario Shores was among select organizations named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2021 following a competition that evaluated... -
Research Impact Canada is Growing Again
Research Impact Canada (RIC) is a member driven network designed to build institutional capacity for knowledge mobilization and research impact by sharing policies, practices, and services for research institutions across Canada. We started out as two institutions in 2006. This month we welcome... -
Remarkable COVID-19 Observation: Fewer Incidents of Aggression in a Mental Health-Care Setting
The global COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the operation of health care, including psychiatric facilities. Despite anticipating generally negative pandemic-related outcomes, the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) in Whitby, Ontario is uncovering a much... -
COVID-19: Anxiety of Returning to Society
Returning to work after a leave of absence in the best of times can be anxiety inducing. I feel anxious returning to work after vacationing for a week knowing I’ll have to catch up on so much. Now many people who have been off for months will be returning to work at the same time all with the added... -
Ontario Shores Announces New Geriatric Transitional Unit
(Whitby, ON) February 5, 2018 – Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) has officially opened a new 20-bed inpatient unit that will provide specialized services for older adults with dementia, presenting with complex behaviours, who are currently in an acute care hospital... -
Linda has a message for GPU families
Linda MacLeod has a message for anyone about to be admitted to the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit (GPU) at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores). “You are lucky if you become a patient here,” she says with certainty. “The staff are kind, supportive and dedicated.” GPU is a 25... -
Oshawa Family Grateful for Support of Loved One on GTU
Paul Szakacsi was 21 when he arrived in Canada from his native Hungary eager to build the life he dreamed of. Already a machinist by trade, Paul worked at General Motors (GM) for a decade before he began to design and fabricate his own products and started Rider Tool and Manufacturing Co. in Oshawa... -
Nona Shares her Husband's Story
After many visits to the family doctor and a hospital stay in Durham, it became apparent that Nona’s husband, Lawrence, was deteriorating. It was not just the process of aging. It was more severe than that. The doctors had diagnosed him with Dementia, caused by Alzheimer’s disease and a stroke...