35 BAYCREST | 2024
Training for better care
Gaming isn't just for slaying dragons. Virtual
learning based on gaming is an effective tool for
training care providers how to provide excellent
care for older adults. It also promotes teamwork
and sharpens skills using the values we live by at
Baycrest. We've trained more than 2,000 learners.
E-learning is growing. With more than 145
core courses, we help family medicine students,
doctors and dentists to upgrade their skills or earn
credentials. We also host international doctors who
come with us on virtual rounds, and we help train
caregivers in long-term care homes.
SAGE is a unique program. Volunteers offer to
play the roles of agitated patients, stressed family
members, or caregivers so professionals can
practice techniques and refine skills. Only a few
programs like this exist around the world.
Project Echo promotes professional
connections. Each week, care providers meet
virtually with a team of geriatric specialists
and discuss dementia: screening and diagnosis
methods, symptoms, mood disorders, falls, sleep
disorders, pain, incontinence.
Workshops help caregivers
sharpen their skills. We promote
critical thinking, communication,
and effective responses with
innovative approaches like
simulations, gaming, and role
playing. A frail aging suit can
simulate physical changes
that happen with aging. A
trigger room is an experience
in teamwork. Simulations of
challenging situations help create
positive responses.
Leading-edge programs make staff top notch
Innovative training techniques help caregivers build better teams and find creative
ways to solve problems They provide better care for older adults everywhere. Here's
a glimpse of what we do.
