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The current health crisis has taken a terrible toll in Quebec’s long-term care homes with thousands of Canada’s elders dying alone, neglected, and isolated from their families. Not surprisingly, the elder care crisis started long before the coronavirus pandemic. According to research, some of the biggest obstacles to quality care are inappropriate staffing levels, lack of training and the perception of elder care as unskilled work. This pandemic has provided an opportunity to think about how long-term care homes can be transformed from restrictive institutions into vibrant caring communities, full of dignity and respect, where older adults can flourish and prosper, not just survive.

Join us for this poignant event where you will hear from some of Canada’s leading researchers on Culture Change in Long Term Care, and participate in an interactive discussion where we will examine the challenges and opportunities as well as create a report and recommendations for the provincial government.

For more information contact erica@recreotherapy.com

To register:

E-mail* :

First Name* :

Last name* :

Phone* :

Organization :

Preferred Language : English French

Affiliations: Please select all that apply:

LTC resident
LTC employee
LTC administrator, manager
LTC caregiver (informal or professional)
Community older adult
Community caregiver (informal or professional)
Other healthcare or social service professional (not in LTC)
Student
Academic – researcher and/or instructor
Concerned citizen
Other

Would you like to participate
in a more interactive, smaller
group discussion from
11:30-12:00pm? Yes No

How did you hear about
this virtual summit? Please select all that apply:

Seniors Action Quebec
Recreotherapy
Facebook
Word of Mouth
Media
Other

Biggest challenges faced
in Long-Term Care: Check the 3 most pressing issues:

Unmet needs of residents (e.g. boredom, lack of meaningful
pursuits, limited opportunities for contribution,
limited opportunities to experience belonging)

Lack of choice and control (e.g., limited opportunities
for decision-making, lack of voice, limited access to
specialized services, limited access to allied healthcare
resources, lack of personalized care with respect to hygiene
and diet preferences)

Issues related to staffing (e.g., unregulated, underpaid
and underappreciated staff, homes are understaffed and
have high staff to resident ratios, need for better staff
training in relation to complex needs of residents, tasks
prioritized over personalized, disconnected management)

Sterile and rigid home environments (e.g., spaces not
designed to support and nurture relationships, spaces
not designed to meet the diverse needs of residents,
including their need for privacy, intimacy, etc.)

Lack of national standards and inadequate protocols
for regulation, certification, accreditation, safety and security

Lack of support for and involvement of families (e.g.,
feelings of guilt and uncertainty, lack of voice, feelings of
powerless)

Biggest dream for
long term care: 350 chars. max.

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updates about this initiative
and information about
future events? Yes No

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In collaboration with:

Planning team: Ruth Pelletier, Founder of Seniors Action Quebec; Erica Botner, founder of Recreotherapy and Lecturer at Concordia Univeristy in Applied Human Sciences; Dayna Morrow, founder of Dementia Ctrl Alt Del and Professor at Vanier in Special Care Counseling; Dr. Darla Fortune, Assistant Professor and member of engAGE and CREGES; and Joy Schinazi, Public Health Consultant

E-mail* :
First Name* :
Last name* :
Phone* :
Organization :
Preferred Language :	English French
Affiliations:	Please select all that apply: LTC resident LTC employee LTC administrator, manager LTC caregiver (informal or professional) Community older adult Community caregiver (informal or professional) Other healthcare or social service professional (not in LTC) Student Academic – researcher and/or instructor Concerned citizen Other
Would you like to participate in a more interactive, smaller group discussion from 11:30-12:00pm?	Yes No
How did you hear about this virtual summit?	Please select all that apply: Seniors Action Quebec Recreotherapy Facebook Word of Mouth Media Other
Biggest challenges faced in Long-Term Care:	Check the 3 most pressing issues: Unmet needs of residents (e.g. boredom, lack of meaningful pursuits, limited opportunities for contribution, limited opportunities to experience belonging) Lack of choice and control (e.g., limited opportunities for decision-making, lack of voice, limited access to specialized services, limited access to allied healthcare resources, lack of personalized care with respect to hygiene and diet preferences) Issues related to staffing (e.g., unregulated, underpaid and underappreciated staff, homes are understaffed and have high staff to resident ratios, need for better staff training in relation to complex needs of residents, tasks prioritized over personalized, disconnected management) Sterile and rigid home environments (e.g., spaces not designed to support and nurture relationships, spaces not designed to meet the diverse needs of residents, including their need for privacy, intimacy, etc.) Lack of national standards and inadequate protocols for regulation, certification, accreditation, safety and security Lack of support for and involvement of families (e.g., feelings of guilt and uncertainty, lack of voice, feelings of powerless)
Biggest dream for long term care:	350 chars. max.
Would you like to join our mailing list to receive updates about this initiative and information about future events?	Yes No