Ontario Community Support Association Launches New Research Centre to Support Evidence-Based Transformation in the Home and Community Care Sector 

TORONTO, January 2023 – The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) announced today the launch of the Elevate Impact Hub, a major new initiative to curate and share data-driven research and insights that’s designed to help home and community care providers, planners, and policy-makers ensure Ontarians get the best possible care now and in the future. 

The Elevate Impact Hub will collect, curate, and disseminate research, reports, and white papers that generate new knowledge and insight into home and community care. It will also help bring research insights to life through implementation-focused webinars and peer learning opportunities. 

 “Historically, home and community care organizations haven’t had strong relationships with research institutions. They just haven’t been on each other’s radar,” says Deborah Simon, CEO of Ontario Community Support Association, whose membership includes over 220 not-for-profit organizations that provide home care and community support services across the province. “That means cutting-edge research hasn’t been finding its way to providers, and on-the-ground provider innovations haven't been finding their way to researchers and institutions with research interests in the health system.” 

“The Elevate Impact Hub will open up these channels of communication, helping to advance home and community care with evidence-based research, while also supporting more and better research into the work of the sector and its impact to support smart, strategic decision-making for the future of the health system.”  

An independent division of OCSA, the Elevate Impact Hub will connect with researchers, providers, and others to collect, share, and encourage the implementation of evidence-based insights into practice. It welcomes inquiries from researchers with an interest in home and community care, and from providers interested in participating in, supporting, or leveraging insights from data-driven research.  

Find out more at www.elevateimpacthub.ca. 

 About OCSA 

Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) represents over 220 not-for-profit organizations that provide home care and community support services that help seniors and people with disabilities live independently in their own homes and communities for as long as possible.  

For more information, visit www.ocsa.on.ca and https://twitter.com/OCSAtweets. 

For interviews and information requests please contact: 

Karla Sealy -  Manager of Communications 

Ontario Community Support Association 

416-256-3010 ext. 242 

karla.sealy@ocsa.on.ca