Read our new op-ed in the Hill Times! There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers, trauma-informed workplaces are a solution, says Dr. Carole Estabrooks and Dr. Janice Keefe of Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC): #LTC #longtermcare #cdnpoli #nursinghomes #olderadults #mentalhealth #PSWs

"As this year’s theme reminds us, older persons are powerful agents of change. Their voices must be heard in shaping policies, ending age-discrimination, and building inclusive societies." -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres Read www.un.org/en/observanc... #cdnpoli #LTC #longtermcare

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation "Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation... Read more: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

Highlighting TREC Senior Staff Heather Titley started with TREC in December 2019 as the Project Coordinator for the Context project. Since then she has become Senior Project Coordinator, Acting Senior Manager, and in February 2025 Heather became TREC's Associate Director.

Great new infographics from the National Institute on Ageing #dementia

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Nancy Anderson's husband, Doug Forbes, has been waiting for over a year to get into a nursing home. He's currently in a transitional care unit at the hospital in Oromocto, N.B.

In 2022, temporary foreign workers made up 3% of the workforce in ambulatory health care services, 1.2% in hospitals & 4.9% in nursing/residential care facilities. It's even higher in home healthcare, where they accounted for 7.9% of workers. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

B.C. to stop funding for overtime and agency staff in long-term care www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

More TREC Staff, Trainees and Investigators! Anji Deng joined TREC in August 2025 as a Data Analyst. Anji holds a Master’s degree in Biostatistics from McGill University.

TREC Staff, Trainees and Investigators! Yasin J. S. Barbakh joined TREC in August 2025 as a PhD student in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. (1/3)

The TREC team: In July 2025, Fiona Mackenzie returned to TREC as the Project Coordinator for two projects focused on advancing Trauma-Informed Care.

Congratulations! Ashikur (Ash) Rahman successfully completed his PhD candidacy exam on June 24, 2025. Ash is one of Dr. Estabrooks’ students and is studying compassion fatigue and burnout among care aides in LTC homes.

TREC research! Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of a care staff proxy measure of nursing home resident dementia-specific quality of life (DEMQOL-CH): do care aides' first language, and care aides' and residents' ethno-cultural background matter? #LTC #longtermcare #dementia

Read: www.niageing.ca/adressing-de...

Individuals with brain injuries often transition into long-term care. Enhance the quality of your care by completing Brain Injury Canada’s new Brain Injury in Long-term Care e-course: brain-injury-canada-online-learning.thinkific.com/courses/long... #braininjury #longtermcare #education #ecourse

Personal support workers are at the heart of Canada’s care system. The Government of Canada is investing $29.9M in a new pilot program to help PSWs save for retirement with dedicated accounts, incentives, and matching contributions. 🔗 Learn more: www.canada.ca/en/employmen...

New long-term care home in Kitikmeot to open by fall 2028, says #Nunavut minister Facility in Cambridge Bay will reflect Inuit culture, allow elders from region to age in place www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Welcome Staff, Trainees and Investigators! Francki Collins joined TREC in June 2025 as a Research Data Management Assistant. She recently completed her Library and Information Technology diploma at MacEwan University...

More new TREC Research! Translation, adaptation, and psychometric assessment of the Alberta Context Tool for use with nurses in adult acute care in Japan

New TREC Research: Recovering After COVID-19: A Comparison of Burnout Levels Among Care Aides From 2014 to 2024

Is curiosity the key to ageing well? Big thanks to Madeleine Finlay for the thoughtful conversation and for giving Mary Whatley and me the opportunity to share insights from our latest research on The Guardian Science Weekly podcast. 🎧 Listen here: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Smaller nursing homes are cropping up across Canada. While experts say they are better for residents and staff, why is Ontario going another route? #LTC #Canada www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn't choose | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"The Liberals hope an expansion of the Nursing Homes Without Walls program, put in place by Higgs, will make it easier for some seniors to remain in their homes — and make more beds available for transfers from hospitals." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

N.B. minister gets more power to move hospital patients to front of line for nursing homes https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/social-development-minister-nursing-home-fast-track-1.7610275 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

In his column, Picard echoes the Canadian COVID Society in calling for better air as a Covid mitigation.

Construction starts on long-term care facility in Cambridge Bay, #Nunavut 24-bed facility will ensure elders can age with dignity, premier says www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

According to the province, there are currently 1,093 people on the wait list for a long-term care bed in New Brunswick, with 483 people waiting in hospital. Some N.B. patients waiting for long-term care bed move to top of waitlist www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Do you work in long-term care? We have a new e-course on brain injury in long-term care, designed to provide accessible information and practical tools to help improve supports for residents with brain injury. Start learning today: brain-injury-canada-online-learning.thinkific.com/courses/long...

A two-page infographic provided by RAPP, showing the statistics around caregivers/caregiving in Canada. PDF download available at this link: vanierinstitute.ca/resource/rap... #CdnPoli #Healthcare

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Ontario narrowly misses target of 4 hours direct care for long-term care residents PC government set target in 2021, aimed at boosting amount of care residents received

Seniors Face Rising Fees in Residences: Calls for Provincial Regulation Intensify Seniors in Canada are increasingly burdened by rising service fees in long-term care facilities, prompting calls for provincial regu... Read more: https://provincials.ca/article/888bec28-873d-404e-8483-334b2dca7e14

Former #Hamilton hospital site to become 2 new long-term care homes, additional housing Ontario government says it will use lands owned by the province for new housing solutions www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'Do they want us all on the street?': Eviction can mean homelessness for Ottawa seniors https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/eviction-homeless-seniors 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Use of temporary foreign workers soars in health care https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/use-of-temporary-foreign-workers-soars-in-canadian-health-care/article_3b6dff92-a78f-4749-bfa6-1ed09e0f7dd6.html 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Ontario to offer RSV vaccines to all seniors over 75 starting this fall https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ontario-to-offer-rsv-vaccines-to-all-seniors-over-75-starting-this-fall/article_30957f0d-5320-5d48-abe3-2202583c6a2b.html 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

📢New Top 10! The Long Term Care Residents with Severe Mental Illness (Saskatchewan, Canada) PSP brought together long-term care residents, their caregivers, and care professionals to identify the top priorities for future research. Check out the Top 10 here: buff.ly/CPX0kPH

Ontario has the biggest appetite for these workers, particularly in long-term care facilities (mostly for the elderly) where the wages and working conditions are among the worst in the country. Young people do not aspire to do these thankless jobs.

The brilliant Feng Hou and colleague Yuqian Lu show how temporary foreign workers increasingly addressed chronic labour-shortages in healthcare. Check out this stunning chart: already rising before the pandemic, migrant workers' share of the work ballooned since, particularly in long-term care.

Save the date! IAGG2026: Ageing Well in a Globalised World July 5-8: Amsterdam, Netherlands www.iagg2026.org

Coming soon! TREC will be there -- will you? CAG2025: Radical Relationality and Aging: Creativity, Community, Connection October 23-25 in Montreal: www.cag2025.ca #aging #cdnpoli #LTC

TREC presented at The Our Future is Aging Conference! TREC's Drs Tannaz Saeidzadeh Carole Estabrooks presented: -A [fairly] rapid province-wide implementation of an evidence-based intervention in the long-term care setting, and -Recovery in the aftermath of COVID-19 in long term care homes

Feedback from TREC Projects On July 21st, TREC held a webinar to discuss findings from our qualitative interviews with staff in 8 continuing care homes in Alberta on their experiences caring for residents with a known or suspected history of trauma.

Remembering Heather Fifield We are sad to announce the passing of Heather Fifield on June 3rd, 2025. Our heartfelt condolences to Heather's family and friends.

Our mother's regularly charged hundreds extra a month: 'I haven't been able to keep up with it.' Tenants in seniors' residences say ballooning fees are forcing them out www.thestar.com/news/investi...

More Upcoming TREC Projects! TREC has received funding from the Ministry of Seniors, Community, and Social Services to develop a Trauma Informed Care Resource Kit. #longtermcare #LTC #trauma #TIC #traumainformedcare

The TRACE (Trauma Research for Adverse Care aides’ Experiences) Survey aims to understand how care aides’ exposure to life event trauma and traumatic/adverse events in the work environment affect their mental health, burnout and intention to leave. #careaides #PSWs #trauma #longtermcare #LTC

What about the elderly that are taking up hospital beds and not in long term care? Are they considered homeless? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...