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A toolkit for families of Long-Term Care (LTC) home residents.

Toolkit Overview

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Our Focus

Our purpose, focus, history, and how this project came to be.

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An Inside Look

A unique peek into the daily life of a personal support worker in one of Ontario’s long-term care homes. 

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Resources

A one-stop directory for mental health resources, scholarly articles, and other useful information.

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Positive Stories

A compilation of positive stories regarding long-term care home residents.

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Volunteering

How to get involved with volunteering at Ontario’s long-term care homes.

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Resident’s Rights

A directory that encompasses the rights of residents and families and the process to embark on when those rights are violated.

Our Purpose

To create a virtual toolkit that will give families educational resources to get more involved in long-term care and ease the frustration and isolation that coexists in long-term care. 

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WORKERS

To create a toolkit that can improve worker-family interactions and ensure families are working in tandem with the LTC home team.

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FAMILIES

Educating families on the LTC process can increase their involvement in care planning as higher engagement can lead to better health outcomes.

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RESIDENTS

By ensuring that residents’ families are well-informed, they can become more active agents of change for their loved ones’ health.

A Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom Project

Team K – Project 61
York University
Toronto, Ontario

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