2019 Workplace Health Innovation: Keeping the Light Shining

Providence Health Care Residential Care Interdisciplinary Research Team

The death of a resident in a long-term care home can be hard on the health care professionals who often develop close, personal relationships with residents. At one of Providence Health Care (PHC)’s long-term care sites, a group of inter-professional health care providers observed increased stress among residential care staff who were showing signs of burnout and exhibiting distancing behaviours.

Responding to this, the group introduced the research project “Keeping the Light Shining,” which aims to improve the health and well-being of health care providers at PHC’s long-term care sites. Recommendations from the project include acknowledging grief and stress among staff members, supporting caregivers in taking time to say goodbye to dying residents and coaching and comforting residents and family members during difficult times.

Since the project launched, staff have reported feeling acknowledged, informed, connected, empowered and inspired to take steps to maintain their own resilience to care for dying residents in long-term care homes. This in turn has enabled them to provide the best possible end-of-life care to residents.

For fostering better end-of-life care for residents and their families by supporting the health and well-being of health care providers, the Gold Apple in Workplace Health Innovation has been awarded to Providence Health Care’s “Keeping the Light Shining” project.

Project lead: Kit Chan

Project team: Anne Leclerc | Karen Pott | Chris Bernard | Annes Song Dr. Joseph Puyat | Dr. Paddy Rodney

The 13th Annual BC Health Care Awards
Monday, June 24th, 2019

HEABC hosted the 13th annual BC Health Care Awards on June 24 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. A total of 245 people attended the awards luncheon, including 11 members of the judging panel, and VIP guests from the provincial government, the BC Care Providers Association, Doctors of BC, all five Gold Apple sponsors, and several bargaining associations.

Awards were handed out in 12 categories with the Provincial Health Care Hero award going to an emotional Denise Bradshaw, who was clearly honoured and humbled to receive the final award of the day.

The luncheon was hosted by Marnie Goldenberg, Director of Directions Youth Services, with special guest appearances by Health Minister Adrian Dix and Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, by way of pre-recorded video greetings.

Visit BCHealthCareAwards.ca to learn more about the 2019 awards winners.

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