Award winner

Submitted by Frontenac County | May 03, 2017

Just five months into her tenure as Fairmount Home’s permanent Administrator, Lisa Hirvi received the inaugural Donna Rubin Administrator Leadership Program Award at the AdvantAge Ontario annual convention in Toronto on April 21.

Hirvi received the award for earning top marks for her case study during last winter’s AdvantAge Ontario Administrator Leadership Program, which is structured to meet requirements for Long Term Care Home Administrators under the Long Term Care Homes Act, 2007. AdvantAge Ontario has delivered this program successfully for 21 years and boasts more than 1,400 participants.

Hirvi became the permanent Administrator at Fairmount Home in December 2016 after assuming the role of Interim Administrator in January of that same year.

The AdvantAge Ontario Leadership Program Award was established in honour of Donna Rubin, who was the organization’s CEO for more than 26 years. Rubin was a committed, accomplished and inspiring leader and champion of not-for-profit seniors’ care. AdvantAge Ontario represents and supports not-for-profit organizations that play a role in the provision of senior care in Ontario.

Fairmount Home is a not-for-profit long term care home, managed through the Gentlecaretm philosophy by the County of Frontenac and is accredited with Exemplary Standing, Accreditation Canada's highest designation. Fairmount Home was established in 1968 and is home to 128 residents.