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

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

    Personal Support Worker Education Fund Available in 2023-24 Ontario, Canada: The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) is excited to announce renewed funding for training direct care team members in long-term care. The Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (CLRI) at the RIA will distribute funding for training through the Personal…

  • Stopping the Silence — Rick Gourlie’s Mission to Create an Inclusive Environment for LGBTQI2S+ in Long-Term Care

    By Brian McCullough It was during a New York City cab ride a number of years ago that health care consultant Rick Gourlie says he came up with the inspiration for his award-winning “Mad Poster” project — a series of provocative wall posters aimed at challenging staff attitudes toward LGBTQ diversity in the long-term care…

  • Ontario Renews CEoL Education Fund for Palliative and End-of-Life Training in LTC

    Ontario LTC homes can once again access All-In Palliative Care: The Team Approach to LTC (All-In) training to enhance their team members’ skills in both palliative care and end-of-life care! This free training is made possible by the CEoL Education Fund that provides tuition and backfill funding for participation of interprofessional team members. All-In is…

  • Hear from students about their virtual interprofessional internships!

     For the past two summers, the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (CLRI) at Baycrest has hosted several cohorts of the Interprofessional Student Internships in Innovation and Aging. In response to the pandemic, this virtual 4-week summer program was adapted from an in-person format. Two cohorts per year, each comprising up…

  • PREP LTC offers free preceptor eLearning Course for LTC homes

    The PREP LTC preceptor eLearning Course is a self-directed online learning solution consisting of eight interactive eLearning modules. Each module takes about 40 – 90 minutes to complete totalling seven hours of learning. The modules include downloadable resources, learning exercises and interviews with experts, which help LTC homes build positive placement experiences with PSW and…

  • Expanded education, mental health training for long-term care

    Long-term care team members in Ontario will have access to diversified education offerings that respond to the sector’s needs and capacity as the Ontario CLRI at the RIA expands training options through the Personal Support Worker Education Fund in Long-Term Care. The Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care funds the training. “The PSW Education Fund enhances…

  • New article highlights how the Ontario CLRI is putting research into practice

    Read our new article in Public Policy & Aging Report that features Ontario CLRI’s Nutrition in Disguise (NiD) project as an example of the KMb collaborative process.

  • Are medical students ready to lead the change in long-term care?

    By Ammar Saad. During some of the darkest months of the past two years, most Canadians heard the grim news coming from long-term care (LTC) homes, and many witnessed first-hand the heartbreaking and devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and wellbeing of LTC home residents and their families.  As students, we wanted…

  • Supporting Resident Quality of Life During Isolation

    So many LTC homes face continual challenges that come with residents being made to isolate because of COVID-19. This was the topic of a recent question brought up by our Social Worker and Social Service Worker Community of Practice, a group supported by the Ontario CLRI at Bruyère and Family Councils Ontario. Our social work…