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

  • New: All-In: Practicing Cultural Humility in Palliative Care

    Cultural humility is a mindset that helps team members recognize, respect and honour the different beliefs, customs and values of residents living in long-term care and guides an approach to interprofessional collaboration. Learn how to practice cultural humility in our introductory eLearning course, All-In: Practicing Cultural Humility in Palliative Care! In twenty minutes, this course…

  • New eLearning Course: Minimizing Restraint Use in Long-Term Care

    Looking to enhance your team’s knowledge on appropriate restraint use in long-term care? The Ontario CLRI at the RIA has launched an engaging new eLearning course, Minimizing Restraint Use in Long-Term Care. Through this course, learners will develop evidence-based practices to minimize the restraining of residents. Team members will learn what restraints are and their…

  • Now Available: “Cultural Humility in Action: Nurturing Inclusion in Long-Term Care” NEW video and Discussion Guide from the Ontario CLRI

    There are tangible things that everyone can do to foster an inclusive environment in long-term care homes. The Ontario CLRI is pleased to announce the release of a 5-minute video aimed at supporting team members and students in navigating the increasing diversity in long-term care homes. The video is a result of the collaboration of…

  • Celebrating over 20,000 Person-Centred Language pledges!

    On September 10, 2024, the Person-Centred Language (PCL) Initiative reached a new milestone. Over 20,000 people have pledged to use respectful and inclusive language, including team members in long-term care, residents with lived experience, and other care providers. Take a look at our 20,000 pledge celebration video to see what this milestone means to some…

  • A Journey to Healing: St. Joseph’s Care Group’s Commitment to Supporting Indigenous Culture and Advancing Truth & Reconciliation

    We sat down with Paul Francis Jr., the Vice President of N’doo’owe Binesi, SJCG’s Indigenous Health Division, and Sage Laliberte, one of their Indigenous Health Associates in long-term care (LTC), to learn more about their work. Paul is of Anishinawbe and European ancestry, with roots in Manitoulin Island. Paul is a member of Wikwemikong Unceded…

  • Ontario Renews Education Fund for Long-Term Care Team Members

    Personal Support Worker Education Fund Available in 2024–25 The Ontario CLRI at the RIA announces renewed funding for training direct-care team members in long-term care (LTC) through the Personal Support Worker Education Fund in Long-Term Care (PWS Fund), funded by the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care.The PSW Fund provides tuition and backfill to train LTC…

  • Maintenant accessible – Année 4 du PRFP SLD!

    Le Programme de ressources et de formation au préceptorat en soins de longue durée (PRFP SLD) fournit aux établissements de soins de longue durée (SLD) des fonds pour les aider à améliorer la qualité et la capacité des stages cliniques des étudiants en Ontario. Cette année, les foyers de soins de longue durée (SLD) qui…

  • PREP LTC receives an additional $94.5M boost to optimize student placements in long-term care

    WATERLOO, Ont. (February 1, 2024) The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) is pleased to announce that Ontario is investing an additional $94.5M in the Preceptor Resource and Education Program in Long-Term Care (PREP LTC) project to increase hands-on training opportunities for students looking for careers in long-term care (LTC). This $94.5M investment from the…

  • Bridging the gap in senior care: Nearly $11M Living Classroom investment targets urgent workforce needs

    We are excited to be partnering with RIA and CESBA on the launch of an expanded Living Classroom Program!