News & Events
Quality Improvement News - Long Term Care
New approaches prevent falls in long term care14-Mar-2017: Rural long term care facilities are using visual tools and problem solving to prevent resident falls.
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Changes improve shift handover, resident care12-Apr-2016: An event at Wascana Rehabilitation Centre’s (WRC) Unit 2-6 has created work standards that have improved resident safety and made shift handovers shorter and more meaningful.
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Less waiting, more choices for residents05-Apr-2016: Changes in work practices at Grenfell Pioneer Home mean that residents wait 86 per cent less before being assisted to breakfast.
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Safer care for ventilated residents18-Dec-2015: Every time Unit 2-6 staff at Wascana Rehabilitation Centre come in contact with a ventilated resident, they conduct a hands-on 10-second check of ventilator connections, the result of a recent mistake proofing project.
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Safer care for WRC residents05-May-2015: Staff at Wascana Rehabilitation Centre’s Unit 3-5 have virtually eliminated resident falls during one of their busiest times of day – from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.
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