Are you ready to make changes and improve the dining experience for your residents?
Champions for Change is a self-paced e-learning course based on change management strategies and the six CHOICE+ key principles. It supports the creation of an engaging, person-centred mealtime experience.
Course Benefits
The Champions for Change e-learning course will equip you to:
- inspire staff to make improvements and incorporate a relationship-centered approach to care.
- engage key stakeholders to build commitment and increase staff participation.
- identify opportunities for improvement in mealtime practices at your retirement, assisted living, and long-term care (LTC) homes
- track progress and celebrate wins to maintain momentum.
Learn about the research behind the CHOICE+ Champions for Change e-learning course at https://the-ria.ca/programs/choice/.
What people think about us
“Many professional development courses last a day or two without any support with a plan to execute on lasting change that makes a difference. The CHOICE+ Champion e-learning course was built in partnership with residents that reside in Senior Living residences and knowledgeable industry professionals. This course gives you a road map and tools needed to deliver on real change that will improve the quality of any senior living mealtime experience”
Bryce McBain, General Manager, The Village of Riverside Glen
Acknowledgements
Content development was supported by the CHOICE+ Advisory Committee, members of the Nutrition and Aging Lab, and RIA staff, with funding provided by the Ontario Government to Ontario for Learning, Research, and Innovation in Long-Term Care (Ontario CLRI), Alzheimer Society Research Program (doctoral award), and the University of Waterloo’s Network for Aging Research. A special thank you to the homes, residents, families, and teams who participated in the developmental and pilot studies for CHOICE+.
