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.

The Living Classroom

The Living Classroom is a partnership model that integrates education into long-term care to support workforce development in senior living. This platform provides dedicated resources and training through hands-on learning for practical nursing and personal support workers.

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We Are Educators

This website offers a series of modules, workshops, and eLearning programs designed to support RPNs in adapting to the evolving nursing environment. Resources cover topics such as peer support, mentorship, self-care, cultural competence, new graduate transition, and workplace violence prevention.

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Mental Health Resources for Nurses

Various resources on this website are useful for nurses struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders, including online mental health resources, self-care fact sheets, and nurse-specific programs designed to promote psychological health and safety.

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Working with Patients and Substitute Decisions-Makers (SDMs)

This detailed educational guide is intended for healthcare professionals working with patients and substitute decision makers. It contains evidence-based resources to assist nurses and other allied health workers in finding guidance on care interventions, conflict resolution, and relevant procedural issues.

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Establishing Expectations with Family Members of Long-Term Care Residents

This website provides comprehensive guidance on how long-term care providers can establish effective and compassionate communication with residents’ families. It highlights important information concerning the health and safety of long-term care workers and discusses the legal repercussions of inadequate communication.

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Relational Approach’ Fosters Community Between Families and Team Members

The relational approach is a strategic initiative that encompasses training, coaching, education, and interactive workshops. This approach empowers care teams to manage family expectations, navigate emotional conflicts, and build the trust needed for meaningful partnerships to support families going through a difficult time.

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Trauma - Informed Care Implementation Resource Centre

The website is part of Center for Health Care Strategies, which is based in the United States, and provides various resources for trauma-informed care. The resources range from learning about trauma-informed care, how to implement it in the workplace with relevance to leaders, staff, and patients, and policy considerations.

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Guarding Minds at Work

A comprehensive framework to help employers assess and address psychological health and safety in the workplace. The framework comprises eight steps, including ensuring organizational readiness, learning more about psychosocial factors, determining an assessment strategy, and creating a plan.

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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.

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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.

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Care for Caregivers: Supporting the Mental Health of Healthcare Providers

This web page aims to promote mental health among healthcare providers through a variety of free resources including peer support, webinars, podcasts, useful tips and leader training.

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National Standard

The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard) – the first of its kind in the world, is a set of voluntary guidelines, tools and resources intended to guide organizations in promoting mental health and preventing psychological harm at work.

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Trauma and Violence - Informed Approaches to Policy and Practice

Trauma and violence-informed approaches require fundamental changes in how practitioners engage with people, how organizations function and how systems are designed. This website outlines four key principles and sample implementation strategies for service providers and organizations.

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Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation

By focusing on six key domain areas of content — mental health, physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety — the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation program aims to holistically enhance and support all aspects of nurse well-being and wellness.

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