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TAKING HOME THE GOLD Baycrest is one of 10 healthcare organizations to receive a gold award for being a preferred place to work. The Quality Health Care Workplace Awards were launched in 2010 by the Ontario Hospital Association and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The aim is to recognize efforts to improve the quality of work environments for staff and physicians, a determinant of high-performance in healthcare. Organizations are presented with bronze, silver, gold and platinum awards based on an assessment that encourages self-evaluation, learning and improvement. KEEPING SCORE Regularly monitoring how we are performing in key areas is essential for maintaining the highest standards of care at Baycrest. To that end, the Quality, Safety and Best Practice and eHealth departments have introduced the New Generation Quality Indicator MDS Scorecard. The scorecard provides summary data for the nursing home, complex continuing care, palliative care, behavioural neurology and rehabilitation. FORMER RESIDENT IS INSPIRATION FOR NEW THEATRE Residents of Baycrest no longer have to leave home to see a film. On March 14, Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of Cineplex Entertainment, and 180 of his family, friends and colleagues gathered at Baycrest to celebrate the grand opening of the Jacob Family Theatre in the Abe Posluns Auditorium at Baycrest. While his mother Tryphosa was a resident at Baycrest, Jacob arranged to have her taken to the movies once – sometimes twice – a week. After she died in 2010, the family decided to honour her memory by building a cinema for residents, clients, families and caregivers to enjoy on the Baycrest campus. Housed in the Abe Posluns Auditorium, the Jacob Family Theatre also serves as a global hub for Baycrest's tele-health and tele-education programs, helping to change the experience of aging by enabling care at a distance and providing a forum for over 800 annual e-learning events among healthcare professionals worldwide. Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of Cineplex Entertainment. Members of the Jacob family along with Dr. William Reichman, president and CEO, Baycrest as well as Susan Sutton, president, Baycrest Foundation and vice-president, Global Institutional Advancement, at the official opening of the Jacob Family Theatre. From left are Resa Jacob, Sharyn Jacob, Lauren Jacob, Ellis Jacob, Susan Sutton, Dr. William Reichman, Joe Jacob, Lou Wolf and Simon Jacob. ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 11

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