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OPINION: We must act now to prevent a second wave of long-term care deaths
We must act now to prevent a second wave of long-term care deaths
June 10, 2020 11:30AM ET
STANDING COMMITTEE - Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Study on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
New TREC Publication: Role of Policy in Best-Practice Dissemination: Informal Professional Advice Networks in Canadian Long-Term Care
Role of policy in best-practice dissemination: Informal professional advice networks in Canadian long-term care
Keefe J, Cranley L, Berta WB, Taylor D, Beacom AM, McAfee E, MacEachern LE, Boudreau D, Hall J, Thompson G, Squires JE, Wagg A, Estabrooks CA
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement
Abstract
This article examines provincial policy influence on long-term care (LTC) professionals’ advice-seeking networks in Canada’s Maritime provinces. The effects of…
New TREC Publication: Citizen and stakeholder led priority setting for long-term care research: identifying research priorities within the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) Program
Abstract
Background
The Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program is a longitudinal partnered program of research in Western Canada that aims to improve the quality of care and quality of life for residents and quality of worklife for staff in long-term care settings. This program of research includes researchers, citizens (persons living with dementia and caregivers of persons living in long-term care), and stakeholders (representatives from provincial and regional health…
How COVID-19 overwhelmed Canada’s long-term care system—Interview with Dr. Estabrooks
Tragic death toll among seniors in nursing homes was half a century in the making, says elder care expert.
By MICHAEL BROWN
Canadians are witnessing a tragedy unfold in the nation’s long-term care system that’s been a half-century in the making, according to a University of Alberta elder care expert.
Carole Estabrooks said blame for the mounting COVID-19 seniors’ home death toll should not be placed on front-line workers otherwise known as care aides or personal support workers.
“We’ve been…
Listen to Dr Estabrooks on CBC's The Current on on what needs to happen in Canadian nursing homes now
From CBC Website:
April 16, Part 1: COVID-19 and staff concerns at elder care facilities; Threats to WHO funding; Gender equality in the pandemic
The Current
We talk to staff and management of long-term care facilities; hearing their concerns and distress about the rising COVID-19 death toll in the facilities.
Then, warnings of deadly consequences followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization — but some argue the organization has serious…
Missed and rushed care common in Canadian nursing homes as dementia cases rise, study finds
Improved work environments could improve quality of care and quality of life for residents and staff
(Edmonton) – About 80 per cent of nursing home residents in Canada live with some level of cognitive impairment, which means the care needs of this population are increasingly complex. Missed or rushed care is an on-going concern.
Researchers from Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) based at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, interviewed over 4000 care aides from 93 urban…
By Laura D. Aloisio and Carole A. Estabrooks
Published originally: Wed., November 27, 2019 in The Winnipeg Free Press
More than 220,000 Canadians currently reside in a nursing home or long-term care facility, with the number projected to increase steadily as the Canadian population ages. This may include our parents, other relatives or friends, and it could include us too.
Unfortunately, staffing shortages have become a perpetual concern for long-term care facilities across the country.…
Public Lecture: Dr Kate de Medeiros - What counts as “quality of life” in dementia care?
Public Lecture
Dr. Kate de Medeiros
What counts as “quality of life” in dementia care?
Date: October 10, 2019
Time: 12PM
Location: Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) - Room 1-182
Dr Kate de Medeiros, PhD
Gerontologist
Associate Professor
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Bio: Kate de Medeiros (Associate Professor, the Robert H. and Nancy J. Blayney Professor Gerontology), received her PhD in gerontology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2006. Her research interests are concerned…
Public lecture: Dr Sube Banerjee - Dementia: Meeting & beating a great 21st century health & social care challenge
Public Lecture
Dr Sube Banerjee
Dementia: Meeting & beating a great 21st century health & social care challenge
Date: October 8, 2019
Time: 4PM
Location: Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) - Room 1-182
Dr Sube Banerjee, MBE, MBBS MSC MBA MD FRCPsych
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Professor & Dean
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Bio: Dr Banerjee is active in health system development and works with industry and governments on health systems, policy and strategies to improve health for…
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