Financial Management Training for Ontario LTC Leaders

Stay ahead of critical changes in Ontario's long-term care sector with this comprehensive ten-hour course. Led by Ministry officials and LTC experts, you'll master the fundamentals of long-term care funding and reporting while gaining insights into key updates affecting your operations in 2025 and beyond. Refreshed annually, this trusted program continues to be a go-to resource for LTC leaders across Ontario seeking reliable, up-to-date information.
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  • Funding & Budgeting

    From funding envelopes to cash flow policy, get a comprehensive review and ministry update. Topics include per diem funding, occupancy and cash flow policies, and much more!

  • Standards & Benchmarking

    Review Ontario's long-term care annual reporting process, find out how to best manage bad debt, and learn how to work with the Ontario Health Care Reporting Standards datasets.

  • Leveraging Data

    Master data-driven budgeting and financial planning, explore CIHI data, learn to use the InterRAI LTCF assessment system, and get an update on the Case Mix Index.

Course Curriculum

This course was recorded live online in September 2025. It includes 10.5 hours of on-demand learning.

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    • A Message from Learning Hub Sponsor GoEasyCare

    • Funding Basics and Budgeting Best Practices (3.5 hours)

    • The Finer Details of Reporting: Processes and Bad Debt Management (3.5 hours)

    • Using Data to Inform Budgeting and Financial Planning (3.5 hours)

    • Survey

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Instructors

Priyam Paul

Senior Analyst, Specialized Care - Data Management Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

As a Senior Analyst in the Data Management department within the Specialized Care branch at CIHI, Priyam works on operational activities related to development, programming, reporting, data analysis, the Integrated interRai Reporting System (IRRS) and consultation on IRRS-related projects such as the development of new reporting tools. He is also involved in helping jurisdictions across Canada understand how IRRS works from a technical and data submissions perspective, so they are better prepared to adopt the new system. He has a background in agile project management, data analytics, health informatics, public health and programming. He has used his experience to work on and improve the collection and reporting infrastructure of healthcare data at various levels in the healthcare system within Ontario and now across Canada.

Jacqueline Smit Bell

Team Lead, Clinical Standards and Training, Specialized Care, Standards and Engagement, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Bradley Shaw

Manager, Special Projects, Ministry of Long-Term Care

Jonathon Bingeman

Vice President, Finance & Digital Transformation, Providence Care Centre

Anne Myron

Team Lead, Quality and Innovation Unit, Strategic Initiatives Branch, MOLTC

Anne Myron has been the Team Lead of the Quality and Innovation Unit in the Strategic Initiatives Branch at the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC) since February. She’s worked in long-term care policy since 2021, where she helped lead the development of the quarterly staffing survey and, among other things, supported regulatory changes that updated staffing requirements to increase flexibility, better reflect residents’ needs, and address workforce shortages. Prior to joining MLTC, Anne worked at Alberta Health Services on improving access and wait times to healthcare services, and before that in quality improvement roles at various hospitals in Ontario.

Abonti Mukherjee

Senior Financial Policy Advisor, Financial Policies and Procedures Unit, MOLTC

Abonti Mukherjee joined the Funding and Programs Branch at the Ministry of Long-Term Care in 2021. Since then, she has worked closely on the LTC Rate Reduction Program which helps subsidize the cost of long-term care for low-income seniors, as well as other initiatives to support long-term care residents.

Amit Joshi

Director, IT Innovation, Data Analytics & Capital Development, AdvantAge Ontari

Melissa Norman

Manager, Quality Improvement and RAI, The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre

Melissa Norman is the Director of Quality and Interprofessional Care at Perley Health, a community of care in Ottawa Ontario, that is home to more than 600 Seniors and Veterans in long-term care and in independent apartments. For the last 15 years, Melissa has held a variety of professional and leadership roles at Perley Health, all of which focused on quality improvement, risk and performance management and operational excellence. Melissa earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Ottawa. Melissa has completed several certifications and advanced training programs, including LEAN green belt certification, IDEAS Advanced Training Program in Quality Improvement, and Specialist Knowledge Translation Training.

Mark Schroter

Team Lead, Financial Policies and Procedures Unit, Funding and Programs Branch, MOLTC

Mark is the team lead of the Financial Policies and Procedures Unit in the Funding and Programs Branch at MLTC.  He has worked in the Ontario Public Service for ten years, with previous roles at Treasury Board Secretariat and the Ministry of Health.

Anne Ahmadloo

Business & Fiscal Planning Advisor, Finance, Forecasting and Budgeting Unit, MOLTC

Anne Ahmadloo is a Business and Fiscal planning Lead with the Ministry of Long-Term Care. She is a CPA/CGA professional with over 15 years of health care experience. She leads Ministry’s Annual Reconciliation team. Her role encompasses managing the Overall Reconciliations, Subsidy Calculation, Annual Report templates as well as developing Cash flow report that facilitate reconciliation for all Long-Term Care homes. She provides ongoing training to staff members and serves as a central point of contact for inquires and questions from homes, staff, and internal ministry stakeholders.

Nerissa Sarawan

Financial Policy Analyst, Financial Policies and Procedures Unit, MOLTC

Nerissa Sarawan is a Financial Policy Analyst within the Funding and Programs Branch at the Ministry of Long-Term Care. Nerissa has been a Financial Policy Analyst within the Funding and Programs Branch for two years where she has worked on various files related to operational funding, including resident co-payments and the LTC Rate Reduction Program. Prior to this, she worked as a Project Coordinator within the Ministry of Long-Term Care’s Deputy Minister’s Office. She received her Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Toronto and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Toronto Metropolitan University.

John Bentum-Williams

Information Management Analyst, Data Standards Unit, Health Data Branch, Ministry of Health

John Bentum-Williams is Information Management Data Analyst with the Ministry of Health, over 10 years experience working with the healthcare sectors. Currently I support Home Care and Community Health Centres in relation with OHRS and OHFS.

Vivian Rankin

Business Advisor, Data Standards Unit, Health Data Branch, Ministry of Health

Kelly Mireault

Divisional Controller, Health and Emergency Services, The Corporation of the County of Simcoe

Kelly has worked with the County of Simcoe for six years as part of the Health & Emergency Services Finance team, recently taking on the title of Divisional Controller. She is a CPA, CA and has worked as a regulator for public companies and starting at an audit firm. The County of Simcoe operates four long-term care homes along with other housing models for seniors. Kelly has prepared, and is now responsible for, the financial filings required by the Ministry of Long-Term Care for the homes.

Godwin Ashiabi

Senior Methodologist, Ministry of Long-Term Care