Long-term Care Initiative
Project leads: Dr. Philip Sigalet, Natalie Manhard NP
Funder: Family Practice Services Committee
Project leads: Dr. Philip Sigalet, Natalie Manhard NP
Funder: Family Practice Services Committee
Since 2015, the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice has been coordinating the Family Practice Services Committee Long-term Care Initiative (LTCI) for Kamloops, with an emphasis on improving patient care, engaging and supporting physicians to meet the Best Practice Expectations, and facilitating collaborative system change with long-term care sites and Interior Health.
LTCI Best Practice Expectations
Many physicians already meet most of the LTCI best practices. However, the LTCI program team will support physicians to achieve all the best practice expectations where there are barriers:
- 24/7 availability and on-site attendance, when required
- Proactive visits to residents
- Meaningful medication reviews
- Completed documentation
- Attendance at case conferences
- Participation in a regular quality improvement process
Together, the LTCI program team, physicians, and long-term care facility teams are positively impacting system-level outcomes by:
- Reducing unnecessary or inappropriate hospital transfers
- Improving patient-provider experience
- Reduced costs per patient because of higher quality of care
Get involved in the LTCI
- Do you want to opt in to LTCI but don’t have any residents yet? Do you have long-term care patients but need help with the next steps?
- For one-to-one support to opt in or find out more about the LTCI, please email Ania Zubrowska, Project Manager, at azubrowska@thompsondivision.ca
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