Resource Library

A list of websites with Advance Care Planning resources

A chart that explains the different terminology for advance care planning by province.

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.

A list of grief and bereavement education courses for healthcare professionals

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

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

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.

This template can be adapted for policies about palliative and end-of-life programs in long-term care

A list of in-person and online courses about communication and advance care planning for healthcare professionals

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.

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.