Partner Stories
Built alongside the sector partners it serves, homes and sector partners share how OnSPARK has made an impact for them.
Case study: Shalom Village advances operational learning with OnSPARK
“OnSPARK has been able to develop a secure, accessible learning platform for all members of the LTC sector, including St. Joseph’s Villa, Dundas, St.Joseph's Health Centre, Guelph, St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre, which empowers them to be part of a movement towards better care.”
Lehana Thabane
Vice President Research, St Joseph's Health System, and Scientific Director, Research Institute of St Joe's Hamilton
“The OnSPARK collaboration between LTC leaders and researchers has already demonstrated tangible value, including evidence on how staffing structures influence resident outcomes, and the development of home-facing dashboards that translate routinely collected data into near real-time, actionable insights to support quality improvement and operational decision-making within participating homes.”
Kumanan Wilson, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, Bruyère Health Research Institute
“For the first time, homes across Ontario can access, compare, and act on data that was previously siloed or impossible to benchmark meaningfully. This is not an incremental improvement. It is a structural shift in how the sector understands itself and drives improvement.”
Donna Duncan
Chief Executive Officer, OLTCA
“OnSPARK has ensured the AdvantAge network of charitable, independent providers have the opportunity to access operational data infrastructure and opportunities to contribute directly to platform development through ongoing engagement and feedback.”
Lisa Levin
CEO, AdvantAge Ontario
“We believe OnSPARK has established a collaborative operational model that is informing efforts beyond Ontario to align LTC partners across Canada toward our shared learning health system vision.”
Natasha Poushinsky
Director, CanSPARK LTC Consortium