Long Term Care Resources

This page provides resources that can assist families, home care providers (caregivers), and care facilities.

Family Caregiver Resources

End of Life Care

The Conversation Project – provides starter kits to help have the conversation about end of life care and what is important to you. There are a range of kits including:

Conversation Starter Kit – general
How to choose a Health Care Proxy & Be a Health Care Proxy
How to talk to your doctor about end of life care
Conversation starter kit for families and loved ones of people with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
Pediatric Starter Kit
Advanced Care Directives – General information and booklet with template from Bermuda Hospitals Board.

Education and Training

In the near future, you will find additional education and training resources for home care providers. If you would like to add a training opportunity to the list, please complete the training form and send it to healthcouncil@bhec.bm.

Inclusion of a training or resource site does not imply that the Bermuda Health Council endorses the content, nor does exclusion imply that a particular site/training is of no value. These links are meant as informational only and the Health Council makes no guarantee as to the accuracy or relevance of the information. Questions must be sent to the organization providing the training.

Caregiver Resources

Home Care Providers (Caregivers)

Home Care Provider FAQs

Click the hyperlink above to access this resources offered by the Health Council online.

Safe Food Handling:

BHI
Relias
Safe Food Handler Classes

Click the hyperlink above to access the online resource offered by various stakeholder groups.

CPR and First Aid

Bermuda Red Cross
St John International
Pro First Aid

Dementia Training for Professionals

Click the hyperlink above to access the online resource offered by various stakeholder groups.

Courses and Workshops

By Appointment

Ministry of Health

Infection control in Care Homes– Nurse Epidemiologist, jdwilson@gov.bm; 278-6503

Ongoing

Bermuda Hospitals Board

Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses

Ongoing

Community Health Nursing, Department of Health

Health education in service workshops –open to all formal caregivers. For more information contact community health nursing

Ongoing

Bermuda College PACE Program

Certificate for Nursing Assistants
Certificate for Activities Specialist

Click the hyperlinks above to access the online resource offered by various stakeholder groups.

Government Benefits/Programmes Resources:

LTC Management

Family Caregivers

Ongoing

Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s – Practical Tips Handbook

Ongoing

Various

Care Training resources– Alzheimer’s Association
Postive Approaches to Care– Teepa Snow
CARES Dementia care for families – by HealthCare Interactive

Ongoing

Community Health Nursing, Department of Health

Health education for families as part of the health visiting programme

Click the hyperlinks above to access the online resource offered by various stakeholder groups.