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From Compliance to Care: Qualitative Findings from a Survey of Essential Caregivers in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

Author(s): Conklin J; Dehcheshmeh MM; Archibald D; Elliott J; Hsu A; Kothari A; Stolee P; Sveistrup H; ...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of the care provided by family members and close friends to older people living in long-term care (LTC) homes. Our implementation scienc ...

Article GUID: 38561989


Negotiating Experiences of Belonging Alongside Age-Related Life Transitions

Author(s): Fortune D; Weisgarber B;

Belonging is a pervasive human need that is vital to our well-being as we age. Ageist attitudes, stereotyping, and life transitions tend to jeopardise older adults' experiences of belonging. Although community involvement can lead to the development of ...

Article GUID: 37518953


A Community of Practice on Environmental Design for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia

Author(s): Elliott J; Stolee P; Mairs K; Kothari A; Conklin J;

The use of communities of practice (CoP) to support the application of knowledge in improved geriatric care practice is not widely understood. This case study's aim was to gain a deeper understanding of the knowledge-to-action (KTA) processes of a CoP f ...

Article GUID: 36799024


Strategies for Maintaining Friendship in Dementia

Author(s): Genoe MR; Fortune D; Whyte C;

Although friendship is vital in later life, particularly amongst people who are living with dementia, little is known about how friendships are sustained following a diagnosis. Some research suggests that, because of dementia-related stigma, friendships dis ...

Article GUID: 35859359


A Newly Identified Impairment in Both Vision and Hearing Increases the Risk of Deterioration in Both Communication and Cognitive Performance

Author(s): Guthrie DM; Williams N; Campos J; Mick P; Orange JB; Pichora-Fuller MK; Savundranayagam MY; Wittich W; Phillips NA; ...

Vision and hearing impairments are highly prevalent in adults 65 years of age and older. There is a need to understand their association with multiple health-related outcomes. We analyzed data from ...

Article GUID: 35859361


How Will COVID-19 Alter the Politics of Long-Term Care? A Comparative Policy Analysis of Popular Reform Options

Author(s): Patrik Marier

This policy analysis reviews three popular proposals with significant political endorsement to enhance long-term care (LTC), here defined broadly to include residential care facilities, home care, and community care, in the wake of the coronavirus disease ( ...

Article GUID: 34711297


The Prevalence of Hearing, Vision, and Dual Sensory Loss in Older Canadians: An Analysis of Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Author(s): Mick PT, Hämäläinen A, Kolisang L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Phillips N, Guthrie D, Wittich W

Can J Aging. 2020 Jun 17;:1-22 Authors: Mick PT, Hämäläinen A, Kolisang L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Phillips N, Guthrie D, Wittich W

Article GUID: 32546290


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