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Choosing to be part of the Future Path – Don’t Let the Dust Settle
by: Debra Boudreau, CEO, Tideview Terrace After two years of incubation the much-awaited HSO LTC Services Standards were released on January 31, 2023. Along with these is a companion document, the CSA Z8004:22 LTC Home Operations and Infection Control Standards, quietly released in December 2022. The media hype about the standards lasted for a day and was overshadowed the next day in this province with the announcement of the One- Person-One-Record project. How typical that acute care takes the spotlight! One must not get too discouraged by this, albeit it was hard hearing that our Department of Seniors and Long-Term

Choosing to be part of the Future Path – Don’t Let the Dust Settle
by: Debra Boudreau, CEO, Tideview Terrace After two years of incubation the much-awaited HSO LTC Services Standards were released on January 31, 2023. Along with these is a companion document, the CSA Z8004:22 LTC Home Operations and Infection Control Standards, quietly released in December 2022. The media hype about the standards lasted for a day and was overshadowed the next day in this province with the announcement of the One- Person-One-Record project. How typical that acute care takes the spotlight! One must not get too discouraged by this, albeit it was hard hearing that our Department of Seniors and Long-Term
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Canada’s Health Workforce: Pathways Forward
The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences released its report yesterday on health human resources in Canada. The report titled Canada’s Health Workforce: Pathways Forward provides three key findings designed to inform stakeholders: Support and Retention; Deployment and service delivery; Planning and development.

Palliative Care myths: Strengthening a Palliative Approach in LTC
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Reimagining LTC Webinar Series
The Reimagining LTC webinar series brings people together to share with and learn from others facing similar challenges and opportunities in long-term care. It explores topics and initiatives related to people in the workforce and person-centred care, with the aim of fostering a more resilient long-term care sector. READ MORE
VIDEO RESOURCES
VIDEOS
Nova Scotia Long-Term Care Staff Quality of Work Life: Survey Findings & Next Steps Presentation to representatives from long-term care sector in Nova Scotia (48 mins). Date: March 23, 2023 Presenter: Dr. Janice Keefe Professor and Chair, Department of Family Studies & Gerontology Lena Isabel Jodrey Chair in Gerontology Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health The research is funded by Nova Scotia Health Research Fund.
Canadian Remote Access for Dementia Learning Experiences (CRADLE) is an online course developed for unregulated care providers (e.g., personal support workers, health care aides, continuing care assistants, etc.) working in home care, retirement living and nursing homes across Canada with support from the Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre. It shares the stories of five seniors living with dementia and, using interactive features and rich media, immerses learners in relatable scenarios to teach them practical approaches to real-life scenarios.
The Alzheimer Journey is a resource for family caregivers. It consists of three videos that follow the three stages of Alzheimer’s disease and a fourth video that explains how brain function is affected.
This caregiving series includes seven training modules to help anyone caring for a person living with Alzheimer’s disease. In this video, seniors share their views on getting older.
This video examines the symptoms and effects of Alzheimer’s disease through the eyes of two families who have been affected by it. You will also hear what an occupational therapist has to say about what we know and don’t know about the disease.
In this video, actors role play various scenarios to demonstrate various techniques that can be used when communication is affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
This video shows the Gillingham family and Elisa, their home support worker, working to care for Barbara Gillingham’s mother Pearl who has Alzheimer’s disease.
In this video, a “mime” points out possible hazards in the home to show the importance of maintaining a safe environment.
In this video, support workers offer advice for day to day living.
This final video features actors using a problem-solving approach to manage three different challenging behaviours: aggression, inappropriate behaviour, and repetition.
Music can be a powerful source of joy and comfort for people living with dementia and for those around them. When words fail, music provides a way for the person living with dementia to connect with others and engage with memories and emotions.
The Alzheimer Society created the video, “When words fail, music speaks” to show the positive impact of music:
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IRPP STUDY-- Life and Death in LongTerm Care: Are We Learning the Wrong Lessons from COVID-19? (Feb2023)
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Additional Resources
- AdvantAGE Ontario
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Canadian Association for Long term Care
- Canadian Association for Retired Persons (CARP)
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI): Your Health System
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute
- Canadian Remote Access for Dementia Learning Experiences (CRADLE+)
- Denmark in Canada -- Hygge Healthcare
- HANS - Health Association Nova Scotia
- Healthcare Excellence Canada
- Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
- Nova Scotia Public Trustee
- Nova Scotia Seniors Safety Program
- SPA-LTC
Helpful Links
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Life Partners in Long-Term Care Act Proclaimed, Takes Effect March 1
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