Getting a Bigger Bang for Your Buck: A Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Dementia Education Planning in Long-Term Care Homes

Abstract

a collaborative of ontario-based long-term care associations, researchers, clinicians and educators representing various education initiatives related to dementia care and challenging behaviours used existing research evidence on adult learning principles, knowledge transfer and performance improvement to develop an evidence-based approach to support practice change and improvement in long-term care. the collaborative was led by the two provincial long-term care associations with no external funds to support its activities. this effort illustrates how people with common challenges, visions and goals can work together to share their intellectual and physical resources to address pervasive problems. Résumé

Older Adults with Hoarding Behaviour Aging in Place: Looking to a Collaborative Community-Based Planning Approach for Solutions

“…Although there are many ways to define collaboration, most definitions emphasize the importance of shared responsibility and a team approach [ 20 ], and using a collaborative approach can significantly increase the available pool of resources from which team members can draw [ 21 ]. A response to the multiple challenges of older adults with hoarding behaviour requires a comprehensive and far-reaching approach, more than one single agency can provide alone [ 22 , 23 ]. Philosophically, collaboration is rooted in systems theory which says that entities in a system are dependent on one another [ 24 ] and ecological theory in particular proposes that causes and solutions of health and/or social problems are beyond the individual and are associated with such determinants as the health and social services that we receive [ 25 ].…”