The Best Practices Toolkit is compiled by the Long-Term Care Best Practices Initiative Team, an initiative led by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, which had its origins in a three- year pilot from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
The goal of the 'Long-Term Care Best Practices Initiative' is to support long-term care homes in adopting evidence-based practices that will support systematic and consistent approaches to providing quality care for residents. The Toolkit is intended to be used by LTC home staff to support their efforts in best practice implementation. It is a dynamic resource, and is being updated and revised on a regular basis by the LTC Best Practices Initiative team.
The five toolkit topics are:
• Client centred care
• Continence and Constipation: assessment and management
• Falls prevention and management
• Pain assessment and management
• Pressure ulcer risk prevention, assessment and management
Each topic is divided into the following sections:
• Best Practices/Standards
• Assessment Tools
• Planning & Implementation Tools
• Quality Improvement Tools
• Additional Implementation Resources
• Policies and Procedures
• Care Planning
• Education Resources
• Evaluation
• Recommended Readings/References
http://ltctoolkit.rnao.ca/content/introduction
