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Course Topic: Person-Centred Care

  • Caregivers as Partners 1: The Foundations of Care Partnership

    After completing this course, you will be able to describe the variety of experiences and challenges caregivers face in long-term care and recognize caregivers as valued members of the interprofessional team. You will apply promising practices to build a strong foundation for respectful, meaningful partnerships from day one.

  • Caregivers as Partners 2: Communication for Strong Partnerships

    After completing this course, you will be able to identify effective communication practices for partnering with caregivers and apply the CARE model to strengthen collaboration. You will also recognize how cultural factors influence communication and support person-centred care.

  • Caregivers as Partners 3: Empowering Caregivers

    After completing this course, you will be able to articulate your role in supporting and empowering caregivers when there are changes to a resident’s care needs, including palliative and end of life care. You will learn and apply strategies to provide navigation support, support caregivers with self-care and grief, and uphold privacy and consent.

  • Dysphagia and the Elements of Safe Eating

    After completing this course you will be able to identify the causes, signs, symptoms, and impacts of dysphagia and the appropriate actions to support residents, explain the elements of safe eating and drinking, and the importance of following them properly, promote safe and supportive eating and drinking techniques by using the appropriate adaptive devices and…

  • Implementing Person-centred Language: An Overview for Long-Term Care Team Leaders and Managers

    Person-centred language (PCL) refers to using language that puts people first rather than the disease, symptoms or conditions that they may have. In long-term care (LTC) this means focusing on the strengths and abilities residents have, rather than their disabilities. This interactive eLearning course will show you how person-centered language can have a positive impact…

  • Implementing Person-centred Language: An Overview for Long-Term Care Team Members

    Person-centred language (PCL) refers to using language that puts people first rather than the disease, symptoms or conditions that they may have. In long-term care (LTC) this means focusing on the strengths and abilities residents have, rather than their disabilities. This interactive eLearning course will show you how person-centered language can have a positive impact…

  • Polypharmacy and Deprescribing

    In this course, you will learn to understand how polypharmacy develops, recognize common drug-induced symptoms and prescribing cascades, and apply a practical approach to deprescribing using a fictional case. This course helps improve medication safety and supports better health outcomes for older adults.

  • Eating Assistance

    After completing this course, you will be able to safely support residents during mealtime, while promoting nutrition, safety, and social connection.

  • Lifts and Transfers

    In this course, you will learn to protect yourself and residents from injury during lifts and transfers in long-term care, and transfer this safety knowledge to other health care settings.

  • Storycare Project

    After completing this course, you will be able to use the three elements of storycare: storytelling, storylistening and storykeeping. You will also learn how caring for a client in long-term care includes caring for their story. Storycare draws on the power of personal life-experiences, traditional folktales and imaginary narratives to make stories an essential part…