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FLTCA Alignment: 15-Dietary services and hydration

Ensuring the existence of an organized program of nutritional care, dietary services, and hydration to meet the daily nutrition and hydration needs of the residents, ensuring residents are provided with food and fluids that are safe, adequate in quantity, nutritious, and varied.

  • 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…

  • Long-Term Care Food Services Orientation eLearning Course Series

    This series supports dietary team members with an introduction to food services teams, resident dining experience, and key dietary terms.

  • Virtual Job Shadowing Package for Long-Term Care

    The Virtual Job Shadowing Package for LTC is a simulation-based learning experience that enables new hires to safely rehearse simulated, real-world care scenarios with instant feedback.

  • CHOICE+ Program: Making the Most of Mealtimes

    CHOICE+ is an innovative program that enhances the mealtime experience for residents in long-term care. It focuses on nurturing relationships and creating comfortable dining environments.

  • Diet Report, Food Texture, and Fluid Consistency

    After completing this course, you will be able to use a diet report and diet order; check for a resident’s diet type, food texture and fluid consistency; identify food textures and fluid consistencies.

  • The Food Services Team and the Resident Dining Experience

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain how LTC team members in various roles support residents with eating food that is safe and healthy; contribute to creating a dining experience that helps a resident to enjoy their meals; explain which parts of the Ontario Fixing Long-Term Care Act (FLTCA) affect food services.

  • Nutrition in Disguise Recipes

    Download enhanced recipes for common meals in Ontario LTC homes (in Microsoft Word format). Each recipe was vetted by a dietician for nutrition and cost efficiency for LTC.

  • Nutrition in Disguise Lesson Plan

    Information & Resources for Culinary & Nutrition Programs The Nutrition in Disguise (NiD) project focuses on creating nutrient-dense recipes by adding healthy ingredients to common foods that LTC residents already enjoy. The NiD is a training program and recipe box that can be used by LTC menu planners and chefs. Findings from the NiD research […]

  • Comfort Care for Eating and Drinking: Resources for Long-Term Care

    Comfort care aims to ease the physical and emotional factors associated with eating challenges in LTC homes. By prioritizing resident comfort and adapting to their changing needs, comfort care supports a more dignified and compassionate end-of-life experience.

  • Learning Inter-Professionally Healthcare Accelerator (LIPHA) Microcredential

    Boost your resume with our LIPHA Microcredential simulation game! We are offering a shorter version of the Learning Inter-Professionally Healthcare Accelerator (LIPHA) to students going into long-term care and long-term care team members! Using an evidence-based simulation game, learners will explore real world care scenarios, gain access to evidence-informed multimedia resources, and practice communication and […]