Nurse Practitioner-Led Huddles – Dr. Katherine McGilton
Long-term care homes share lessons learned from practices that supported a healthy and competent workforce to deliver safe, high-quality care for residents.
- Topics
- Cultural Safety
- Health workforce
- Long-term care
- Audience
Healthcare leader
Point of care provider
Quality or safety improvement lead
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More people in Canada are living to 85 and beyond than ever before. In this context, promising practices that help create a resilient long-term care (LTC) system are key to improving resident and family experiences, the health of residents, the work-life of healthcare providers and the efficiency of care.
Across the country, LTC homes are strengthening the safety and quality of care they provide through greater support for healthcare workers, including building their capacity to make care more person-centred.The following promising practice summaries share insights from LTC homes that piloted innovative approaches to improving the experiences of residents and the workforce.
These summaries offer details about:
Improving the working conditions for LTC staff to improve the experience of caring for residents.
Expanding the capacity to provide person-centred care to improve staff fulfillment in their work.
Showcasing the benefits of using direct engagement - with staff or with residents and their care partners - to identify tangible problems and create lasting solutions.
About this Promising Practice
Dr. Katherine McGilton is a Senior Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and KITE Research Institute at University Health Network and an Associate Professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. With support from HEC’s Implementation Science Teams program, Dr. McGilton collaborated with nurses from multiple Ontario LTC homes to develop a nurse practitioner-led huddle approach for collective problem-solving.
Program: Reimagining Long-Term Care
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Reimagining LTC
Reimagining LTC supported long-term care homes to work together to build better care with and for people living and working in long-term care in Canada. The program helped participants address gaps in the safety and quality of care in long-term care, by providing more support to healthcare workers and building capacity to make care more person-centred.