FLTCA Alignment: 82-Training

Every licensee of a long-term care home shall ensure all staff of the home have received training as required by this section. This training includes the following areas: Residents’ Bill of Rights, mission statement, policy to promote zero tolerance of abuse and neglect of residents, duty under section 28 to make mandatory reports, protections afforded by section 30, policy to minimize restraining of residents, fire prevention and safety, emergency and evacuation procedures, infection prevention and control, and all Acts, regulations, and policies of the Ministry (including policies of the licensee) that are relevant to the person’s responsibilities. The additional training for direct care staff is in the following areas: abuse recognition and prevention, mental health issues (including caring for persons with dementia), behaviour management, minimization of restraining and confinement of residents (and where restraining or confinement is necessary, how to do so in accordance with this Act), and palliative care.

  • 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.

  • PREP LTC eLearning Course for Preceptors and Students

    In this course, you will learn about the roles of preceptors and students in clinical placements, key long-term care (LTC) practices, effective learning strategies, reflective feedback, anti-oppressive practice, conflict management, and evaluation.

  • Supporting Residents’ Mental Health and Wellness in Long-Term Care

    After completing this course, you will be able to recognize indicators of mental illnesses or conditions that are common among older adults; understand the importance of using person-centred language when talking about mental health and mental illnesses; respond empathetically to residents who are in distress; support residents’ mental health and wellness; explain which observations about…

  • 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…

  • Team Essentials: Engaging Families in Distress

    In this course, you will learn about how to overcome initial reactions to family distress by regulating emotions through mindfulness and compassionate communication. This includes learning about family loss and grief, and learning to shift initial survival emotions from fight, flight and freeze to compassion. You will also learn the Family SBAR communication tool for…

  • For Families: Phoning Your Long-Term Care Team Using the Huddle Tool

    After completing this course, you will be able to use the Huddle Tool to communicate clearly and effectively by phone with the long-term care team about you or your family member’s wants and needs.

  • Skin and Wound Care in Long-Term Care (Non-Clinical Team Members)

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain which risk factors impact skin integrity and wound healing in older adults; explain which skin and wound care issues are of particular concern in long-term care; recognize some indicators that a resident is experiencing skin and wound care issues; explain what non-clinical team members should…

  • Skin and Wound Care in Long-Term Care (Clinical Team Members)

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain which risk factors impact skin integrity and wound healing in older adults; explain which skin and wound care issues are of particular concern in long-term care; recognize indicators that a resident is experiencing skin and wound care issues; explain when to assess residents for skin…

  • Managing Pain and Distress in Long-Term Care (Non-Clinical Team Members)

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain the different types of pain/distress and the concept of “Total Pain”; argue against common myths and misconceptions about pain/distress and the assessment of pain/distress; recognize indicators that a resident may be experiencing pain or distress; explain why non-clinical team members should report to clinical team…