Welcome to the Long-Term Care Toolkit
This toolkit is part of a research project that focuses on building psychological safety in long term care and strengthening equity and trauma informed organizational capacity. Our team has developed a multi-level, intersectional inventory of high-quality resources.
Whether you’re a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, registered practical nurse, personal support worker, trainee, healthcare leader/manager/supervisor, director, administrator or HR specialist in long term care, there is something here for you.
Upon entering the site, you can choose resources based on the focus of the intervention, sector, format, or location. We want to create a community of support for long term care so if you try a resource and like it, feel free to click on the logo and leave a comment.
Toolkit for Compassionate End-of-Life Care
This comprehensive guide supports healthcare workers providing Level 1 palliative care. It covers compassionate communication, breaking bad news, end-of-life planning, care of the dying person, post-death rituals, bereavement support, and staff self-care strategies to foster organizational well-being and mitigate compassion fatigue.
Coping with the Loss of an Aged Care Client
This article addresses the emotional impact of client death on residential and home care staff. It highlights key coping strategies, including validating grief, conducting team debriefings, organizing memorial services, supporting family members, engaging in self-care, and advocating for enhanced workplace bereavement support.
PSW Career Support: Coping With The Death of a Client
This career support resource provides practical advice for personal support workers coping with client loss. It validates complex emotional reactions, offers guidance on supporting grieving families, and emphasizes healthy personal coping strategies and workplace communication to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue.
Supporting Staff with Grief: A Guide For Leaders
This guide helps healthcare leaders recognize and normalize workplace grief experienced by staff following client or patient deaths. It provides practical strategies such as structured debriefs, team reflective spaces, and peer support frameworks to reduce burnout, compassion fatigue, and emotional distress among healthcare workers.
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