Disparities among residents living in long term care may exist when an organization’s culture lacks respect, dignity, and acceptance. To improve cultural competence, Peel Region is utilizing best practice to create safe and inclusive environments that enhance the quality of care and the quality of life for residents, families/caregivers, volunteers. and staff.
Across its five centres, Peel...
The objective of the presentation is to share engagement strategies undertook with multiple members of the community to achieve public visibility of BPSO within a LTC home that began as a BPSO pre-designate in April 2024. In preparation for LTC BPSO pre-designate launch, the steering committee implemented several strategies to improve visibility internally among staff, residents and families....
Background: Recent data from a Transitional Care Unit (TCU) identified that 43% of older adult patients transferred to acute care facilities had risk factors for delirium. None of these patients had been assessed for delirium using a validated assessment tool. After surveying nurses, gaps were identified in knowledge of risk factors and recognition of delirium, management, prevention, and the...
Sharing our BPSO implementation journey from where we started in September 2020 to where we are now. How we created and changed the culture in our home and remarkable improvements we achieved along our BPSO implementation journey. The positive impact on the lives of our residents, staff, connection with families and our quality indicators as we implemented: Promoting Safe Alternatives to...
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Successful implementation of the BPSO Framework into Long Term Care requires two important elements: Commitment and Champions. At Heritage Green Nursing Home we had a vision to change the culture into an “evidence based decision making” culture – a culture that required team members to think, talk and act aligned with evidence based practice principles. The BPSO framework was...
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) relies on a highly trained, experienced nursing workforce to meet the complex care needs of our patients across specialized programs. Currently, half of THP’s nursing workforce are under the age of 29 and have less than 5 years of experience. With the demanding nature of their role and novice skill set, this group of nurses are reporting high rates of burnout...
