Avoiding Hospitalizations for Long Term Care Residents: the PREVIEW-ED© eTool
Care Aides and Personal Support Workers comprise more than 70 percent of the staffing in long-term care (LTC) […]
Program: Spark v1
Preventing Emergency Department Visits by Identifying People with Unrecognized Dementia
Patients with dementia are frequently discharged from the ER without diagnosing the fact that they have an underlying […]
Intelligent Mobile and Web-Based Alerts Application to Help Detect and ...
Most off-the-shelf fall detection products require seniors to access mechanical devices (buttons) or wear sensors. While these devices […]
Improving Care for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia (NPS)
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia (NPS) affect up to 80% of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). These symptoms include […]
Development of Process for Polypharmacy Management and Reduction
With the growing prevalence of polypharmacy (patients taking 5+ medications) in long-term care, there is an increasing need […]
Positive Risk Management
The disease process in dementia affects behaviour, mood, physical and social functioning, often resulting in significant impairments in […]
Optimizing Health Outcomes for Older Adults at Risk of Dementia
One in ten Canadian seniors experience an identifiable cognitive decline, labelled Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which can be […]
Comprehensive Geriatric Management of LTC Residents w/ BPSD
The senior population in the Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is expected to increase by 64 […]
The Zeitgeist Program: Storytelling for Meaningful Engagement
The Zeitgeist Program supports collaboration between communication design students and people living in long-term care.
IlluminAID: Lighting for Fall Prevention
How can a lighting system help residents in long-term care homes?
RemoCare: A Smartphone App to Detect and Prevent Falls
Can the RemoCare app help prevent falls within a long-term care setting?
Leveraging Bed/Chair Alarm Removal for Falls Prevention
The Bed and Chair Alarm Removal Resource manual helps point-of-care workers improve resident safety
