Bahar Karimi believes that compassion is the foundation to a palliative approach to care, and that it starts with ensuring that team members feel valued, safe and cared for. She believes that we need a culture change in long-term care, one that identifies residents' multi-dimensional needs and gives team members the knowledge and tools to provide the best possibly care and quality of life.
Bahar Karimi is the Executive Director of Long-Term Care Services and the Chair of Research at Thrive Group, a nonprofit organization that supports long-term care supportive housing and assistive living organizations in Ontario. Baha has a master's degree in nursing as well as a master's degree in Health administration, and is a certified health executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Her passion is advocacy for health system transformation, compassionate leadership, and for mobilizing teams to provide exemplary quality of care and services
Learn more about the Strengthening a Palliative Approach to Long-Term Care project at: https://spaltc.ca/