NICE Learning Series

Raeann Rideout, M.A. Director Partnerships and Outreach Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario Raeann has been actively engaged in working with community stakeholders, seniors, caregivers and service providers to address issues related to elder abuse prevention, intervention and response. She currently serves as the Director of Provincial Partnerships and Outreach for Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario. The scope of Raeann’s current engagement in building collaborative partnerships, whether locally or nationally, provides a forum to apply over 26 years of experience, working in the field of aging and elder abuse. EAPO is mandated to implement the Ontario Strategy to Combat Elder Abuse, and as such forging effective and sustainable partnerships is key to the success of the strategy. She has comprehensive training skills, presenting to front-line service providers across all sectors, delivering public education sessions for older adults and facilitating collaborative initiatives between community organizations to effectively build capacity for response and interventions where older adults are at-risk or experiencing abuse. Raeann has been an instructor for the Foundations of Elder and Prevention Course at Trent University and has co-authored/published various research articles on the complexities of elder abuse. Raeann served as Co-chair of the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA) and Director of that Board for over 8 years.

Joanne Cheng-Tandoc is an internationally trained dementia care professional with extensive experience in clinical, research and education settings. Her passion for supporting the plight of those affected by dementia began in the Philippines where she helped establish one of the first memory clinics and was instrumental in increasing dementia awareness in the country. She continues to educate families, healthcare professionals and communities on various topics related to wellness, mental health and dementia care and she currently coaches individuals on reducing their dementia risk by pursuing healthier lifestyles. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Development Psychology and is working on completing a second Master’s in Applied Neuroscience.

I am a member of the Senior Pride Network (Toronto), a program for seniors at the 519 Community Centre and I am presently on SPN's Education Committee. I am a past member of the National Seniors Advisory Council to Egale Human Rights Trust. NSAC is a group of 2SLGBTQI+ Seniors and allies from across Canada working to improve the quality of life of Queer seniors in Canada by advising Egale on Seniors' issues and activities, fostering nation-wide partnerships and collaboration, identifying opportunities for Egale to support the work of local organizations across Canada. Through SPN and NSAC I have co-developed and co-presented workshops to those who work with or advocate for the rights of senior members of our communities in long-term care homes, nursing homes, hospitals, medical centres, social worker students at the U of T, etc. I have also been involved in LTC as a Home Advisory Council member and I assisted in the organizing of Gender and Sexuality Alliances at True Davidson and Rekai LTC home in Toronto. Before I retired, I was a high school educator involved in developing social justice courses for my school board. As a Guidance Counselor, I worked with other teachers in developing and providing anti-homophobia education workshops for students, staff and administrators. I am 79 and married to my husband, Peter. This year we will be celebrating our 44th anniversary.