Long-Term Care

Long Term Care

Page Last Updated: September 13, 2021

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HPC Consultation Services

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• Who We Serve
  • Contact your Palliative Nurse Consultant
• Courses & Events

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Early Identification Tools

• Palliative Performance Scale (PPS v2) – Victoria Hospice
  • Instructions & Definitions
  • PPS Instructional Video (.mp4) – Waterloo Wellington
• RAI MDS Outcome Scales: PSI & CHESS

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Resources for Residents & Families

• When Someone Is Dying Pamphlet – Long-Term Care
• Caregiving Guides & Resources

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Symptom Management

• Clinical Protocols & Guidelines
• Other Symptom Management Resources

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Supporting a Palliative Approach to Care in LTCH

• HQO Quality Standards in Palliative Care
• Whole-Person Care: Domains of Issues
• Domains of Issues Worksheet

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Enhance Your LTCH Palliative Care Committee

• Pain Rounds Guidelines Waterloo Wellington
• Domains of Issues Worksheet
• Pain Management Presentation Form – Sample
• Agenda – Sample
• Minutes  – Sample
• Terms of Reference – Sample
• Palliative Care Committee – EOL Care Program – Sample

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Strengthen Your LTCH Palliative Care Program

• Ontario Palliative Care Competency Framework
• Palliative Care Health Services Delivery Framework
• CCO’s Collaborative Care Plans
  • Stable Stage
  • Transitional Stage
  • End of Life Stage
  • Condensed Version
• Nursing Guidelines for PC & EOL Care in LTC Homes – Sample
• Palliative Care Program Mission Statement – Sample
• Roles – Sample
• Guidelines for Developing a Pain Management Program, 2007
• A Guide to End-of-life Care for Seniors, 2016 – Health Canada
• Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care, 2017 – SPA-LTC Project
  • SPA-LTC Debriefing Training Video (12m18s) 
• Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care Alliance, 2013 – QPC-LTC
• Long-Term Care Best Practices Toolkit, 2nd edition – RNAO
• End-of-Life Care During the Last Days and Hours, 2011
• Joint Position Statement: The palliative approach to care and the role of the nurse – CHPCA and CNA, and, CHPC-NG
• Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care, 2013 – CHPCA

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Work toward your HQO QIP on Early Identification of Palliative Care Needs

• HQO Quality Standard: Quality Standard 1: Early Identification and Assessment of Needs

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