Longterm Care
Geriatrics and Aging
Redefining end-of-life care in Kingston
Providence Care recently opened AB Smith Homestead House, a 10-bed hospice residence dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life care in a home-like environment. It’s a milestone achievement more than 10 years in the making and is Kingston’s first hospice, leading to new approaches to palliative care...
Technology and Innovation
A health management solution for older adults and their family caregivers
When Rob Parker’s father got sick in his mid-70s, it took two years and 12 falls before he was accurately diagnosed with hydrocephalus, which can be tricky to detect because it often presents like dementia. “My Dad couldn’t remember what he talked to the doctor...
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Facilities Management and Design
Helping Canada Design Health Care Facilities for Future Needs
Health care facilities (HCFs) play an important role in communities, providing a safe, secure,...
Geriatrics and Aging
Antipsychotic use has been rising in long-term care homes, but we can do something about it – we’ve done it before
As health care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic...
Longterm Care
Supporting long-term care homes to use person-centred care approaches
Over the past decade, long-term care (LTC) homes across Canada have made important progress...
Geriatrics and Aging
‘Healthy aging’: Education empowers patients when it comes to preventing falls
A pilot program at Providence Healthcare hopes to empower patients to be more active...
Diseases
New resources to support respiratory health for older Canadians during cold and flu season
With cold and flu season upon us, the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is...
Geriatrics and Aging
UHN researchers deploy VR in search for enhanced care solutions
Imagine hearing your father singing the tunes of Jacques Brel, one of the most...
Geriatrics and Aging
Canada’s first public long-term care home based on the concepts of a dementia village welcomes inaugural residents in emotional move-in day
In a historic moment for seniors care in Canada, Providence Living at The Views,...
Longterm Care
New funding for long-term care homes to help prevent hospital and emergency room visits
The Ontario government is investing in two programs in York Region that will expand...
Public Health
The impact of the built environment on an aging population
n an episode of the popular Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” Frankie (played by...
Geriatrics and Aging
Monitoring system for seniors puts privacy first
Of course your mother wants to stay in her own home. She’s lived there...
Longterm Care
Collaborating virtually to improve long-term care during the pandemic
A study led by Dr. Akber Mithani, Regional Medical Director, Janice Sorensen, Research Lead...
Longterm Care
Collaborating virtually to improve long-term care
Team-building and face-to-face meetings were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the long-term care...
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Safe Medication
Pharmacy is everywhere healthcare happens: a new era for pharmacy professionals
You can find pharmacy anywhere healthcare happens. It’s easy to picture the pharmacist behind a...
Safe Medication
Pharmacy professional collaboration in motion in air and on ground, wherever care goes
With a mandate to deliver life-saving critical care transport to over 14 million patients...
Safe Medication
Pharmacy without walls: Redefining acute care with hospital at home
Hospital at Home (HaH) at Island Health is an innovative model that delivers acute-level...
Diseases
England’s diabetes prevention program as blueprint for Canada
Canada can learn from England’s successful diabetes prevention program to build its own programs...
