Long Term Care Resources
The Health Council provides recommendations, resources, registration and licensures for care providers and long-term care facilities to support the delivery of quality care. There are many resources available to help older adults continue to live supported and comfortable lives as they age.
Below you will find a list of recommendations and other resources for home care and long-term care facilities to help you through the journey of long-term care.
- Home Care Provider FAQs
- Prepare to Care: A Planning Guide for Families
- Sample Client and Caregiver Agreement
- Home Care Providers Government Benefit Programmes (HID, War Vets, Dept of Financial Assistance)
Government Benefits/Programmes Resources: |
| Looking for Caregiver Tips |
LTC Administrators Template Resources: |
Minimum Staffing Levels Exemption Form (This form is used when applying to be exempted from the minimum staffing levels required by standard 19.) |
Caregiver Resources
| Online | Various | Safe Food Handling:
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| Ongoing | Various | CPR and First Aid :
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| By Appointment | Ministry of Health |
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| Ongoing | Bermuda Hospitals Board |
| Ongoing | Community Health Nursing, Department of Health |
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| Ongoing | Bermuda College PACE Program |
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Dementia Training for Professionals
| Ongoing | Various |
LTC Management
| Ongoing | Bermuda College |
Family Caregivers
| Ongoing | Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia | Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s – Practical Tips Handbook |
| Ongoing | Various |
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| Ongoing | Community Health Nursing, Department of Health |
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: |
Advanced Care Directives – General information and booklet with template from Bermuda Hospitals Board |
Education and Training