The Working Mind Program for Long Term Care
TWM program aims to help individuals maintain their well-being while also supporting others living with a mental health problem or illness in a psychologically healthy and safe work setting. This program will aid employers who are interested in adopting the Psychological Health and Safety Standard in the workplace.
Organizational Resilience: A Guide For Long-Term Care Homes To Support Recruitment and Retention of Registered Practical Nurses
The aim of WeRPNs Organizational Resilience: A Guide for Long-Term Care Homes (LTCHs) to Support Recruitment and Retention of Registered Practical Nurses is to equip formal leaders (e.g., administrators, nurse, managers, supervisors) with an easy-to-use reference guide that can encourage actionable change.
LTC+ - Mental Health and Resiliency Resources for Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Leaders
This Long Term Care Plus (LTC+) Mental Health and Resiliency Resources for Healthcare Providers, Staff and Leaders page, created by Healthcare Excellence Canada, provides resources that rely on varied approaches to assist in providing support, guidance and tools for individuals, teams, leaders, and educators. These resources are designed for care providers, and some of these target LTC specifically.
Long-Term Care Staff: Honouring Grief and Increasing Resiliency
Every day in Long-Term Care, staff members work with clients and families who deal with chronic illness, dying and death.Recognizing that grief is naturally present in workplace, this workbook guides LTC staff how to honour the experience of simultaneous joy and suffering.
Stress First Aid Toolkit for Long-Term Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Stress First Aid toolkit is a self-care model with seven actions, including five core actions and two continuous actions, to address stress in long-term care.
Tool for Pandemic Challenges
This page of resources was created to support LTC leadership while they are rebuilding team member wellness/morale. The compilation also contains tools to manage ongoing challenges from COVID-19, including those directly related to mental health and well-being.
Building a Meaningful, Sustained Workplace Culture: Recovering Strong
This document reflects on one promising practice- peopleCare’s Recovering Strong strategy- that could be used in long-term care to foster healthy work environments to deliver safer, higher quality person-centred care.
Your Health Space
A free program to support health care providers and allied health professionals working in hospitals, long-term care, and home and community settings. Through interactive live workshops, and / or self-directed modules, you will learn effective strategies to address chronic workplace stress and promote psychological health and safety in the workplace.
WeCARE eLearning Course: How to Support Someone Who is Struggling With Their Mental Health
The course takes less than 40 minutes to complete, and includes a comprehensive resource toolkit with a guidebook, posters, fact sheets and checklists. You will receive a certificate after completing this course.
Trauma Informed Care Toolkit
A comprehensive resource designed to empower nursing homes in fostering well-being and resilience among residents and staff. The toolkit is dedicated to assisting nursing facility administrators and their teams on their path towards delivering person-centered, trauma-informed care.
Implementing Trauma - Informed Care: A Guidebook
This guidebook focuses on supporting nursing homes and other long term care facilities for older adults on how to implement trauma-informed practices and policies.
The Relational Approach Podcast
In each episode, we'll explore both the family and staff perspectives, shedding light on the emotions, expectations, and sometimes the disappointments that arise from the friction in these relationships. Through heartfelt conversations, personal anecdotes, and expert insights, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the diverse perspectives that shape senior care environments. Tune in to gain valuable insights, and cultivate a better approach
Understanding and Responding to Grief
These grief learning resources are for people working in long-term care settings. No matter your role, end-of-life, grief, and bereavement will be part of your working life. These modules will help increase your understanding about grief and confidence in supporting patients and their families.