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Resource Type: Informational Print Resource
Role: Family/Caregiver
Topics: Bereavement Learning about dying
Province: Alberta

A video excerpt that outlines a reflective debriefing session to support people and practice in long-term care. The facilitator asks the staff to talk about what went well, what didn’t go so well, and what can be learned moving forward.

Resource Type: Informational video
Role: Healthcare Provider
Topics: Bereavement Better communication
Province: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

A list of websites with Advance Care Planning resources

Resource Type: Informational Print Resource
Roles: Family/Caregiver Healthcare Provider
Topic: Advance care planning

Finding a way to let other residents know of a resident’s passing can be difficult at times. Here are a few options for announcing a resident’s death that are respectful, honouring and focus on remembering lives lived.

Resource Type: Clinical form/process
Role: Healthcare Provider
Topics: Bereavement Better communication Learning about dying

A list of online and in-person educational courses for healthcare professionals about pain management

Resource Type: Informational Print Resource
Role: Healthcare Provider
Topic: Symptom management

A list of educational resources that are specifically for personal support workers

Resource Type: Informational Print Resource
Role: Healthcare Provider
Topics: Advance care planning Learning about dying Learning about illness Symptom management

The interprofessional palliative champion team is a key element necessary for the successful delivery of palliative care. This document can be adapted so that long-term care homes can create their own terms of reference for their palliative champion teams.

Resource Type: Clinical form/process
Role: Healthcare Provider
Toolkit: Palliative Care
Topic: Better communication
Province: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Dr. Tamara Sussman explores "Navigating Stress and Loss when Caring for a Loved one with Dementia" with Claire Webster from McGill Cares. A 38 minute youtube video

Resource Type: Informational video
Role: Family/Caregiver
Topic: Bereavement
Province: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Dr. Tamara Sussman contributes to this moving podcast about life in Quebec Long-Term Care during the COVID-19 pandemic lock-down. After a stroke left him locked in his own body, Rabbi Ronnie Cahana has found ways to lead an incredibly full life. Then the pandemic came. It swept through Quebec, leaving a trail of devastation. Today, Rabbi Cahana is one of the thousands of Quebeckers left stranded in the middle of one of the worst disasters in modern Canadian history.

Resource Type: Informational video
Role: Family/Caregiver
Topics: Better communication Learning about illness
Province: Quebec

Asking questions of health care providers can sometimes be hard. Many of us simply do not know the questions we could be asking to help us better understand and plan for the future. This question prompt sheet has been designed to open up conversations between you, your family, and members of the health care staff. The answers to these questions may not be simple or straightforward; dementia affects each person in different ways.

Resource Type: Informational Print Resource
Role: Family/Caregiver
Topics: Advance care planning Bereavement Better communication Learning about dying Learning about illness Symptom management
Province: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
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