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Perceptions of Nursing Homes
Nursing homes face a significant identity crisis in our current health care system. Needing to provide a home-like environment along with providing advanced technical care to residents, too often, these places are perceived as somewhere to avoid. This study aims at understanding the role and function of nursing homes in the context of our changing health care system.
Excellence in Person-Centered Intimate Care
This study aims at understanding what is quality person-centered intimate care and the barriers and facilitators to achieving it.
My Tools 4 Care – In Care
Support family caregivers of persons with dementia through transitions when their family member resides in a long term care facility.
Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care
SPA-LTC is a program of research aimed at Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care.
About Genevieve
Genevieve is a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Manitoba. Over the last 15 years, Genevieve has a developed a program of research focused on quality care for older adults living and dying in long-term care, along with those that visit and work in these settings of care. Genevieve teaches qualitative research methods for graduate students, and care of older adults, along with palliative and supportive care to undergraduate nursing students.
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Relational Dementia Care Course
The Relational Dementia Care course is for healthcare professionals wishing to improve their knowledge and develop core competencies in the care of persons living with dementia.
Question Prompt Sheet for Advanced Dementia
Improving communication between family caregivers and health care providers (HCPs) around the progression of dementia in the context of the nursing home.
End of Life Care Chart Audit
Nursing home administrators need tools to measure the effectiveness of care delivered at the end of life so that they have objective data on which to evaluate current practices and improve resident care.