Daphne Nahmiash
DAPHNE NAHMIASH, Ph. D.
Vice President, Handicap-Vie-Dignité
Associate member, McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA)
Founder and Honorary president, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) Community Committee on Elder Abuse (NDGCCEA)
Daphne Nahmiash, Ph. D., of Montréal, Quebec, was a member of the National Seniors Council from 2007 until April 30th 2011. She is a member of and former Chair of the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, Education Committee. She was chairperson of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) Community Committee on Elder Abuse (NDGCCEA) which she founded in 1989. She was an Adjunct Professor in Gerontology and Social Services at Université Laval (with a Ph. D. in social work). She retired several years ago from her position as Director of Professional Services of CLSC NDG and as Commissioner of Complaints and Quality of Services at the Centre de santé et de services sociaux Cavendish in Montreal. Dr. Nahmiash has been working in the field of seniors’ health and social services for the past 50 years. She has been part of many government committees and volunteer boards, including at the Quebec Health and Social Services Ministry where she produced government reports on elder abuse, neglect and services to seniors. She has coauthored the book When seniors are abused: A guide to intervention, published by Captus Press and many book chapters and scientific articles on senior abuse as well as the book Home Care: A love affair translated into three languages. Some of her awards include Woman of the Year 2005–2006, awarded by the Montreal Council of Women for initiatives to improve the quality of life of older adults and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contribution to the field of Gerontology in 2012.