Background: There are ongoing workforce challenges with the delivery of long-term care
(LTC), such as staffing decisions based on arbitrary standards. The Synergy tool, a resident …

Introduction One of the current challenges in long-term care homes (LTCH) is to identify the
optimal model of care, which may include specialty physicians, nursing staff, person support …

Abstract In Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ensures residents' wellbeing
by measuring several quality indicators using aggregated data that LTC homes report to the …

Executive Summary The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) has advocated
for changes in the longterm care sector for two decades, with the goal of enhancing …

Background Long-term care (LTC) staffing practices are poorly understood as is their
influence on quality of care. We examined the relationship between staffing characteristics …

With provincial policy changing institutional care provision for older adults who are unable to
safely remain at home, supportive living represents a new middle-ground to provide care for …

To support person-centered, residential long-term care internationally, a consortium of
researchers in medicine, nursing, behavioral, and social sciences from 21 geographically …

Abstract Background and Objectives The need to reduce burdensome and costly
hospitalizations of frail nursing home residents is well documented. The Optimizing Patient …

Background: Quality of life and care varies between and within the care homes in which
almost half a million older people live and over half a million direct care staff (registered …

Purpose of the study: To (a) describe A Scheduled Shifts Staffing measure (ASSiST) to
derive care aide worked hours per resident day (HCA WHRD) at facility and unit levels in …