CALL FOR CONTENT

This is Long Term Care 2025 Call for Content Is Closed

Background

Ontario’s 80+ population is projected to more than double by 2040 – an unprecedented demographic shift that is already reshaping the future of care. The question isn’t just how we keep up, but how we break the mold. How do we move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches and truly innovate?

This is Long Term Care 2025, hosted by the Ontario Long Term Care Association is where bold ideas meet real-world impact. As the premier event for advancing seniors’ care, we’re calling for abstract submissions that showcase:

  • New models of care that challenge the status quo
  • Emerging research that informs the future of long-term care
  • Quality improvements that drive better outcomes
  • Actionable solutions that can make an immediate and lasting difference

The OLTCA invites industry leaders, business partners, and change makers to share your innovative strategies, solutions, and partnerships that are advancing care and improving quality of life for seniors. This is your opportunity to showcase your work in addressing the challenges in seniors’ care and to engage with others who are shaping the future of the sector.

Long-term care is more than a place – it’s a home, a community, and a hub for learning and growth. To meet the challenges ahead, we need to rethink care within the community context, break down silos, and address stigma head-on. Together, we can enhance care today and build a sustainable future for the long-term care sector. We invite you to submit your abstract and help lead the way.

Overarching programming streams:

  • Capital Redevelopment: Focuses on strategies, tools, and innovations in building and redeveloping long-term care homes, with an emphasis on creating physical spaces that better meet resident needs.
  • Health Human Resources: Highlights strategies for improving recruitment, retention, and training of staff, with a focus on enhancing the staff experience and well-being.
  • Quality Improvement: Showcases initiatives to improve care and experience, especially work that leverages data and refined processes to drive continuous quality improvement.
  • Resident, Family & Caregiver Partnerships: Explores effective collaboration with residents, families, caregivers, sector partners, researchers, and communities to enhance and improve long-term care.
  • NEW – Future of Long-Term Care: Examines the future of long-term care, spotlighting innovations, emerging technologies, and new models of care that are shaping the sector.

This year, applicants can apply to present in one of three formats:

  • Workshop
  • Oral Presentation
  • Poster Session

Click the button below to download the Call for Content – Instructions for Applicants for full details on session formats, themes, and the submission process.

Download Call for Content – Instructions for Applicants

Successful applicants agree to the following:

1. Register for the conference by Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
2. Agree to be profiled in selected OLTCA conference promotional material, social media channels or other activities outside of the event including annual magazines, webinars, etc.
3. If selected to present, agree to respond within seven (7) days from the date you are notified that you accept or reject their invitation to be part of the 2025 program.

Important Key Dates

  • Call for Content application to close Friday, May 9, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET.
  • Applicants will be notified of the decision over the month of May (date subject to change).
  • Applicants will have seven (7) days from the date they are notified to accept their invitation to be part of the 2025 program.
  • All selected presenters must be registered as a conference delegate or business by Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
  • This is Long Term Care 2025 conference will take place Sunday, October 26 – Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Questions?

For queries regarding the online application process, please contact:
Lori Saggers
Conference Secretariat
T: 888.527.3434 / 519.263.5050
E: lori@bayleygroup.com

For queries regarding application content, please contact:
Jamie Sanders
Senior Manager, Communications & Events
Ontario Long Term Care Association
E: jsanders@oltca.com