I see that as a team approach: you create that awareness, that ownership of an issue, and that sharing of knowledge, and you learn from each other. That is also shared amongst the families and the residents. It has a really powerful effect overall on the culture around the long-term care homes, which sometimes do not have those resources--the educational material or even the tools--to support them in those difficult situations.
That, anecdotally, is what we are learning from the PEACE project. The initial evaluation is showing that staff, especially the unregulated health care providers, feel that they can recognize it and that they know what to do. They feel that they have that support and knowledge, that they can make changes and do better. The overall goal of their practice is to do no harm and to do the best for their residents. The project is creating that effect, and we'll know more after it's completed in March 2012.
Thank you.