Health committee  It's definitely the latter; it's more a historical precedent. If you look at the best practices right now, there are some great organizations in B.C. that have incorporated good design. You don't see those long dead-end hallways. You don't see walking paths that terminate at a do

Health committee  I can't necessarily speak to all of the provinces. I know that in B.C. a number of initiatives are under way. Creating dementia-friendly care homes is one initiative. It's part of a partnership between B.C. Care, SFU, and I'm forgetting another partner in there, who are looking a

Health committee  It's a bit of a tricky one. To answer your question on research into how the built environment impacts the behaviour of folks with dementia, that's been done. There's a growing body of it out there that's currently available and looks at the intersection between behaviour and the

Health committee  Yes. I'll go back to my earlier remarks about the health human resource strategy. If I remember correctly, the last strategy was originally authored in 2004. We're 2019 now. I would say that 15 years down the road we've seen again that shift towards the community-based care. We'v

Health committee  Sure. When we think about the design of a care home or a care environment, what we're talking about is how the built environment is shaped. I'll give an example pulling from your hallway. It's nice and clean and has great lines. It's awful for somebody with dementia. The surfaces

Health committee  This is a really big subject, so I'll try to distill it down. Let's take staffing shortages as an example. Again, I go back to our survey results. When we were looking at how staffing shortages impact workplace safety, we heard very clearly from people that they're rushing to g

Health committee  Thank you. My name is Jennifer Lyle. I am the CEO of SafeCare BC and one of the founding members of NASHH, the National Alliance for Safety and Health in Healthcare. I am here today on behalf of CALTC, the Canadian Association for Long Term Care, as the NASHH-CALTC liaison. CAL