Building capacity in palliative care for personal support workers in long-term care through experiential learning

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Kaasalainen ◽  
Kevin Brazil ◽  
Mary L. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers

Support Care Coordinators: A Unique Approach to Managing Personal Support Workers in Long-term Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. B29
Author(s):  
Charlene Chu ◽  
Charlene Chu ◽  
Kathy McGilton ◽  
Veronique Boscart ◽  
Barbara Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers ◽  
Care Coordinators ◽  
Unique Approach

Knowledge Confidence and Desire for Further Diabetes-Management Education among Nurses and Personal Support Workers in Long-Term Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corita Vincent ◽  
Peter Hall ◽  
Sally Ebsary ◽  
Scott Hannay ◽  
Lynn Hayes-Cardinal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers

scholarly journals Evaluating the integration of palliative care in national health systems: an indicator rating process with EAPC task force members to measure advanced palliative care development

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Arias-Casais ◽  
Eduardo Garralda ◽  
Miguel Antonio Sánchez-Cárdenas ◽  
John Y. Rhee ◽  
Carlos Centeno
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Task Force ◽  
National Level ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Rating Process

Abstract Background Palliative care (PC) development cannot only be assessed from a specialized provision perspective. Recently, PC integration into other health systems has been identified as a component of specialized development. Yet, there is a lack of indicators to assess PC integration for pediatrics, long-term care facilities, primary care, volunteering and cardiology. Aim To identify and design indicators capable of exploring national-level integration of PC into the areas mentioned above. Methods A process composed of a desk literature review, consultation and semi-structured interviews with EAPC task force members and a rating process was performed to create a list of indicators for the assessment of PC integration into pediatrics, long-term care facilities, primary care, cardiology, and volunteering. The new indicators were mapped onto the four domains of the WHO Public Health Strategy. Results The literature review identified experts with whom 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted. A total of 34 new indicators were identified for national-level monitoring of palliative care integration. Ten were for pediatrics, five for primary care, six for long-term care facilities, seven for volunteering, and six for cardiology. All indicators mapped onto the WHO domains of policy and education while only pediatrics had an indicator that mapped onto the domain of services. No indicators mapped onto the domain of use of medicines. Conclusion Meaningful contributions are being made in Europe towards the integration of PC into the explored fields. These efforts should be assessed in future regional mapping studies using indicators to deliver a more complete picture of PC development.

scholarly journals Communication and Language: Why Age Matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 574-575
Author(s):  
Alison Chasteen ◽  
Sali Tagliamonte
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers ◽  
Language And Communication ◽  
Effects Of Aging

Abstract In line with this year’s 75th anniversary theme, we will show why aging matters for communication and language. Specifically, in this symposium we will show how aging affects communication and language across a variety of social contexts, social roles, and cognitive abilities. Pabst & Tagliamonte discuss the effects of aging on language use by examining an individual’s daily diary entries over 30 years, including the onset and progression of dementia. Saunders considers language and communication in the context of social interaction among persons with dementia living in a long-term care setting. Savundranayagam et al. test the efficacy of a communication intervention for personal support workers who work with persons with dementia. Chasteen & Tagliamonte consider how ageism is communicated to middle-aged and older adults in everyday life. Taken together, these presentations will provide a multidimensional lens to understanding language and communication in later life.

Combating Coronavirus Disease-2019 Outbreak in Long-Term Care Facilities for Frail Older Adults: Preventive Measures and Palliative Care Go Hand-in-Hand

2021 ◽  
pp. 082585972110393
Author(s):  
Hon Wai Benjamin Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The People ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

While the whole population is at risk from infection with the coronavirus, older people—often frail and subject to multimorbidity—are at the highest risk for the severe and fatal disease. Despite strict infection control and social distancing measures, frail adults in long-term care facilities may be at particular risk of transmission of respiratory illness. Treatment decisions are often complex attributed to the heterogeneity of this population with regards to different geriatric domains such as functional status, comorbidity, and poly-pharmacy. While measures must be taken to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading through these facilities, it is also essential that residents with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have access to the symptom management and support they want and deserve. What most nursing home residents want during the course of their illness is to be able to stay in their facilities, to be surrounded by the people they love most, and to feel relief from their physical and emotional pain. By addressing the limited access to hospice and palliative care delivery in nursing homes, we can prevent unnecessary suffering and pain from COVID-19 as well as lay the groundwork for improving care for all residents moving forward.

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