Awards and Accreditation
In April 2026, Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care achieved Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada for 2026-2030, having met 100 per cent of the 24 Required Organizational Practices and 99 per cent of more than 470 criteria across eight national Qmentum Standards. The results include all four long-term care homes and Community & Professional Services. Exemplary Standing is the highest level of recognition awarded by Accreditation Canada and reflects an organization’s commitment to excellence and high-quality, person-centred care.
Yee Hong has been accredited with Accreditation Canada since 1994 and has held Exemplary Standing since 2012.
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In November 2020, Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care was recognized among Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital. This national program annually selects best-in-class Canadian organizations for their corporate culture. Yee Hong Centre is one of ten winners recognized nationwide in the Broader Public Sector category.
Recognition through Awards
- Accreditation Canada – Exemplary Standing (2022, 2016, 2012)
- Waterstone Human Capital – Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures (2020)
- Accreditation Canada – Exemplary Standing (2016, 2012)
- Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (2006, 2003, 1999, 1996)
- SSHRC Community and College Social Innovation Fund with Sheridan College (2015)
- University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work: Excellence in Field Education (2014)
- Health Quality Ontario: Minister’s Medal (2013)
- Mississauga-Halton Community Care Access Centre: “Heroes in the Home” Caregiver (2010)
- Ontario Volunteer Services Awards (2016-2008)
