Leah Mae Ricafort

Transformational long-term care nursing leader with expertise in Associate Director of Care and Infection Prevention and Control. Demonstrates a strong history of enhancing nursing operations, resident safety, and quality improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and effective staff development. Skilled in leveraging clinical data to drive actionable strategies that improve care delivery and resident outcomes.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CARE - Midland Gardens Care Community

(2025-11)

• Helped support the Director of Care with clinical oversight and day-to-day nursing operations, promoting safe resident-centered care and consistent nursing standards.
• Provided guidance and coaching to registered staff and personal support workers, reinforcing accountability, delegation, documentation, and professional practice expectations.
• Assisted with tracking key clinical and resident-safety programs, including falls prevention, restraints/PASD, skin and wound care, pain management, responsive behaviors, and palliative care.
• Supported resident assessments, care plans, admissions, transfers, condition changes, care conferences, and complex clinical decisions with physicians, pharmacy, allied health, residents, and families.
• Conducted clinical rounds, performed safety checks, completed equipment audits, and reviewed documentation to resolve clinical or operational issues quickly.
• Supported compliance with Ontario long-term care legislation, College of Nurses of Ontario standards, infection prevention requirements, organizational policies, and resident rights.

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND CLINICAL PROG - Seven Oaks Long- Term Care - Toronto, Ontario

(2020-12 - 2026-03)

• Delivered education sessions, mentoring, and ongoing improvement support for infection prevention and control programs in home; conducted monitoring audits and served as liaison with public health during outbreak management.
• Provided clinical expertise and guidance to staff across departments to support high-quality, resident-centered care.
• Worked with public health, hospital partners, and physicians, per guidelines and regulatory requirements, to report and monitor communicable disease risks and outbreaks while maintaining internal tracking.
• Identified improvement opportunities through data analysis and clinical observation and developed targeted strategies for performance improvement.
• Coordinated immunization and vaccination program activities, including orders, storage, reporting, and annual vaccination clinics for staff, residents, and volunteers.

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE - Seven Oaks Long- Term Care - Toronto, Ontario

(2020-12 - 2026-03)

• Completed physical and mental health assessments to identify nursing diagnoses and guide care planning.
• Administered nursing interventions, including medications and treatments, within scope of practice.
• Reviewed, planned, carried out, and evaluated individualized care to address resident physical and emotional needs.
• Supported development of resident care plans with multidisciplinary team members.
• Delivered patient- and family-centered nursing care for patients and residents with less complex health needs and more predictable outcomes in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Updated relatives on resident care and condition as required.
• Assisted with admission, discharge, consultation, and transfer planning for residents.
• Provided direct resident care and supported resident teaching.

Diploma - Practical Nursing - Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology (2019-10)

Certificate - Infection Prevention and Control - Queens University

Long Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention - Infection Prevention And Control - CBIC

Certificate - Healthcare Environmental Services Management - Centennial College

IterRAI Educator And Trainer Certificate - Nursing Education - CIHI, ON (Online)