Priority 18 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What educational strategies are most effective in improving the knowledge of staff working in continuing care setting? (JLA PSP Priority 18)
Overall ranking	18
JLA question ID	0083/18
Explanatory note	Delivering high quality care informed by research evidence needs constant education. People wanted research to address the best ways of translating research knowledge into practices in our home care, supportive living, and nursing homes.
Evidence	1. People's experience in adult social care services: Improving the experience of care and support for people using adult social care services. (2018, February). Retrieved from https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng86 2. Dementia: Assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers. (2018, June). Retrieved from https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng97
Health Research Classification System category	Generic health relevance

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	The lack of caregiver (in supportive living sites) knowledge of caring for persons with dementia ~ Better trained staff at long term and short term care facilities ~ Lack of education on dementia care for HCAs. ~ Many care facilities have staff that are not educated as to the key elements of treating and caring for people with diseases like dementia. I also have extreme concern about the lack of communication systems and speech-language pathology services in the care facilities. Many residents have absolutely no means of communicating when simple symbol boards would at least give them a way to let staff know their basic needs and wants (food, toileting, pain, yes/no, hot/cold)
Submitted by	Health/Social care provider 6, Caregiver 2, Older Adult 2

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

The lack of caregiver (in supportive living sites) knowledge of caring for persons with dementia ~ Better trained staff at long term and short term care facilities ~ Lack of education on dementia care for HCAs. ~ Many care facilities have staff that are not educated as to the key elements of treating and caring for people with diseases like dementia. I also have extreme concern about the lack of communication systems and speech-language pathology services in the care facilities. Many residents have absolutely no means of communicating when simple symbol boards would at least give them a way to let staff know their basic needs and wants (food, toileting, pain, yes/no, hot/cold)

Submitted by

Health/Social care provider 6, Caregiver 2, Older Adult 2

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0083
PSP name	Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada)
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	97 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	13 August 2018