A local long term care home is being recognized by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.
The RNAO has included 17 health organizations to its Best Practice Spotlight Organization program, including Fairfield Park in Wallaceburg.
Officials say the organizations, which also include Western University in London, reflect the Nurses’ Association’s mission to optimize health outcomes for people and communities.
“We are thrilled to welcome organizations from different sectors and regions in the province to the ever-growing BPSO program, a social movement of science. From public health to primary care, home care, hospitals and long-term care homes, as well as an Indigenous-focused academic BPSO and the Pikangikum Health Authority, these partners are committed to building evidence-based practice to improve health outcomes,” said RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun, founder of the BPG and BPSO programs.
As part of the program, the organizations will implement multiple RNAO clinical best practice guidelines over a three-year period, and measure their impact on outcomes. BPGs provide nurses and other health providers with up-to-date evidence-based recommendations that improve the quality of care people receive.
Representatives from each organization will participate in an official Best Practice launch event on Thursday, April 25 in Mississauga.
