Lecture 5 - Residents Bill of Rights & Guest Lecture TING

Question 1

What law must all LTC homes follow?

Answer 1

“The Long-Term Care Homes Act”

-> Includes the resident bill of rights

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE

- The Long-Term Care homes Act and Bill of Rights MUST be posted in the home

Answer 2

TRUE!

- It must be somewhere visible as well

Question 3

Why do we have this posted?

Answer 3

To remind everyone at the home that residents in the lTC are valued members of the community

Question 4

How many themes are in the Bill of Rights?

Answer 4

There are 27 themes

Question 5

True or False

- These is annual training on the Bill of Rights

Answer 5

FALSE
- It generally occurs during a staffs onboarding then it is hoped the staff notice on the wall
SMH

Question 6

Who developed “Through Our Eyes” and what is it?

Answer 6

The OARC (Ontario Association of Residents Council)

It places the resident as the role of an educator
- Established in 2005

Question 7

How does the Through Our Eyes help the Bill of Rights?

Answer 7

A staff member and resident team up to have annual training sessions on the Bill of Rights for staff
- Helps highlight areas to improve and what works

Question 8

What is going on with Through our Eyes today?

Answer 8

Many homes are not using the training program or misplaced the binder

Question 9

How can we change this? (advancing the philosophy of PCC in LTC)

Answer 9

Reintroduce the program to admin teams
Partner with a resident to train the staff
Recover or get a new binder
CULTURAL CHANGES

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE

- The binder has been sent to 630 homes in Ontario

Answer 10

TRUE!