Facilitating System Change: Specialized Units in LTC OLTCA Annual Convention April 1, 2015 Melissa Donskov, Director, Bruyère Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care The Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation (CLRI) in Long-Term Care Supported with funding from the Government of Ontario The views expressed in this publication are the views of the author(s)/presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Province. 2 Points to Discuss • Specialized Units in LTC Homes – An Introduction • Bruyère CLRI Research Project on Specialized Care in Ontario LTC Homes • Emerging Themes Specialized Units 3 Facilitating System Change in LTC From Sinha’s Report (2013): 135 “…development of new or expanded service delivery models that address system gaps and the location of more specialized longterm care services, like behavioural support units, to promote quality and efficiency in local service delivery”. 4 Specialized Units – An Introduction • LTC Homes Act and Regulation (Sections 198-206) • Further supports LTC residents whose care needs cannot be met within the general LTC population • Additional flexibility to plan for and address local area needs • Needs determine the type of accommodation, care, services, programs and goods that are appropriate to the targeted residents 5 Designation Process • Designation is for existing long-stay LTC beds • CCACs keep separate wait list (exchange category) • Approval from MOHLTC PICC Branch for designation (LHIN support needed as a first step) • Possible extra funding (e.g., for staffing levels and mix, equipment, environmental modification) from LHIN 6 Current Context • 8 units in the province (6 Behavioural Support, 2 dialysis) • Pilots (not permanent) • Complex application process • Potential for capacity planning through units to address specialized care needs and improve the quality of care provided to residents – Potential care areas: palliative, young adults, mental health, ABI, neurological disorders 7 8 Project Objectives • Understand how LTC Homes provide specialized care (with or without a designated unit) • Explore capacity planning aspects • Create Toolkit Understand specialized care in LTCH Explore capacity planning Toolkit LTC system change Project Activities • Global literature scan • Consultation with designated Specialized Units and LTC Homes with specialized care, stakeholders (CCACs, LHINs, LTC associations, MOHLTC) • Develop toolkit • Disseminate findings 9 From Definition to Interview Inclusion Criteria Inclusion • Homes with designated Specialized Unit • Homes with specialized care/programs in long stay beds without designation Exclusion • Care for a group of residents with specific religious, ethnic and/or linguistic origins – covered in Ontario Regulation 79/10 sec.165(2) 10 Consultation Participants 11 Emerging Themes Each Specialized Unit is Unique • Residents must be eligible for LTC Home admission and meet the Unit’s admission criteria Behavioural Specialized Units provide transitional, high-level support, specialized care for adults with responsive behaviours that are not manageable in their current settings, but each Unit has different admission criteria • Operations differ (e.g., number of beds, staffing, programming, partnerships) 12 Emerging Themes (cont.) 13 Benefits of Having Designated Specialized Unit • Setting own inclusion criteria facilitates tailored care • Enables strong multidisciplinary teamwork • Extra start-up and ongoing training increases staff expertise within Unit and often across the Home • Ability to continue to offer care for residents within their communities • Acting as an informal reference centre for other Homes and stakeholders about the specialized care provided Emerging Themes (cont.) Challenges for Non-designated Programs • Only regular LTC admission criteria is used, limiting ability to track & manage demand, or to group residents for tailored care & programming • No access to top up (start up and/or per-diem funding) • Specialized training for staff harder to organize and maintain • Difficult to connect with Homes with similar programs 14 For Homes Considering Designation 15 Facilitators Challenges • Partnerships & innovation • Provincial push for care integration • Expanding role of specialized care in LTC – designation supports both social and medical models of care • Redevelopment • “Why seek designation when our wait list is already very long?” • Understanding Ministry criteria for approval • In-depth needs assessment – what is our catchment? • How do we know we are successful? • Temporary vs permanent designation 16 17 Contact Us We value your ideas and comments. Bruyère Centre for Learning and Innovation in Long-term Care 613-562-6262 Peter Walker Melissa Donskov Tracy Luciani Zsofia Orosz Scientific Director Director of Operations Knowledge Broker Project Coordinator Ext. 2515 Ext. 2571 Ext. 2672
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