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News from the Ontario CLRI for the long-term care sector.

  • Have you thanked your Social Worker today?

    Did you know that March is National Social Work Month? This week is also Social Work Week (March 7-13). Let’s take this chance to highlight the significant role that social workers play in long-term care (LTC) homes and honour the contributions they make in supporting residents and their families and friends. What is the social work role in…

  • New project provides financial support to long-term care for optimal clinical placements

    Ontario long-term care homes will receive education and financial support to provide optimal clinical placements for personal support worker and nursing students through the Preceptor Resource and Education Program for Long-Term Care (PREP LTC) project. This $73M project, funded by the Ministry of Long-Term Care, is being led by the Ontario CLRI at the  Schlegel-UW…

  • Recipe Contest Generates Nutritious Options for LTC Menus

    The Ontario CLRI at the RIA hosted a recipe contest as part of the Nutrition in Disguise (NiD) project in the fall of 2021. Students from Conestoga College, George Brown College, and Humber College developed  nutrient-dense snack or breakfast items for LTC residents that were healthy and delicious! Mealtimes bring residents much joy. It is…

  • eLearning on Dementia and Sexuality from Behavioural Supports Ontario

    The Behavioural Supports Ontario Sexual Expression and Dementia Working Group is pleased to announce the release of its first e-module: ‘Dementia and Sexuality: An Introduction’. This free e-module, developed with the support of the Regional Geriatric Program-Central (RGPc), is available on the ‘Geriatric Essentials’ (previously called Frailty E-Learning) website, which presents learners with an array of…

  • RIA Awarded 2021 Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging

    This news post was originally posted on the RIA website – read the full post. The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) has been awarded the 2021 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute for Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging. The prize recognizes outstanding achievements and excellence in bridging the gap…

  • New Tool To Increase Person-Centred Language Use in Your LTC Home

    The Ontario CLRI at the RIA and the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Provincial Coordinating Office are pleased to release our latest product to support the ongoing implementation of Person-Centred Language (PCL): a Word Swap Poster. This one-page poster invites readers to consider swapping out common words in favour of PCL in everyday conversations. The poster…

  • Government awards funding to scale LIPHA program into LTC homes, schools

    The Ontario CLRI at Baycrest is excited to share the official announcement of funding from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to help LTC homes and schools incorporate LIPHA into their training and orientation practices for PSWs, Nurses and students ( and soon to expand to other roles as well). Read the press release below or find it on…

  • Celebrating the inclusion of person-centred language recommendations in Canadian Press style guides

    The Ontario CLRI at the RIA, with Behavioural Supports Ontario and Family Councils Ontario. has taken important steps to change the way long-term care is portrayed in the media! In 2020, we submitted recommendations to the Canadian Press surrounding the language used while writing about long-term care and included the use of ‘homes’ instead of…

  • Ideas and tools to address PSW challenges on-the-job

    The PSW Perspectives on the Staffing Challenge in Long-Term Care report was created to help share the voices of those who often go unacknowledged and unheard – the personal support workers (PSWs) – and to help understand their day-to-day professional experiences. The Ontario CLRI at the Schlegel-US Research Institute for Aging (RIA) has partnered with…