b"DIGITAL RESOURCEMade for Ontario LTCDigital resource app helps homes prep new staff for second wave of COVID-19T eam members and students inOUR LTC APP offers leaders a way health care need quick and easyto reinforce orientation of new hires access to information to doto the long-term care environment. their job well, but COVID-19 infectionThe app supplies teams with digital control measures made paper copycurated, quality resources (and tools and references a thing of theevents!) that are specific to long-term past. With the second wave bringingcare, with an emphasis on reference in more new and redeployed staff tomaterials specific to COVID-19 care, long-term care homes, how do wesuch as:support these workers to successfully Proper donning/doffing of PPEtransition into long-term care?How to dress a residentThe Ontario Universal Resource APP for LTC (OUR LTC APP) was designedwith dementiawith these challenges in mind. Its a How to properly wash handsfree, digital resource app tailored for long-term care by long-term care, Various outcome measurescourtesy of the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research & Innovation in(e.g., Geriatric Depression Scale)Long-Term Care (CLRI). Phase One will target personal support workersThe app can be used on the job (PSWs) and nurses new to long-termeven after orientation, as a point of care. The app gives team members areference when team members need wealth of reference materials at theira refresher in any given long-term fingertips when they need it most,care topic or standard of care. OUR including care tips and short videos,LTC APP is available as of Fall 2020 guides, etc. from the App Store or Google Play. You can learn more about the app on As we face asecond wave, wethe Ontario CLRI website:urgently need to prepare and enableclri-ltc.ca/ourltc. LTCTteam members entering long-term care for the first time to provide safe care to residents, says Raquel Meyer,The Ontario Centres for PhD, RN, Manager of the Ontario CLRILearning, Research and at Baycrest. One way to do this isInnovation in Long-Term through digitized resources availableCare (CLRI) are mandated for just-in-time use at the point by the Ministry of Health of care. and the Ministry of Long-Term Care to be a resource Let's say a new PSW joins yourfor the sector by providing long-term care home. They wereeducation and sharing shown how to put on their personalresearch and innovations protective equipment (PPE), but that was a couple of days ago and theyto enhance the health and can't remember the correct orderwell-being of people who before entering a resident's room. Forlive and work in long-this PSW, its as simple as opening theterm care. Explore all our app, clicking their favourites buttonresources for long-term and immediately watching a shortcare at clri-ltc.ca helping people live better video on how to put on PPE.42 LONG TERM CARE TODAY Fall/Winter 2020"