b'PALLIATIVE CARECoping with palliative careA training program that helps build confidence in having difficult discussions around palliative careW ho would you be willing toleading practices. Some discussThe pace of the workdie for? Would you die forpalliative care when the resident/ environment, lack of comfort your sibling? For a principlefamily tours homes or duringwith grief conversations, and the or a cause? How would you like tothe initial assessments. Othersdesire to not appear vulnerable die: in your sleep or quickly but discuss this at their first careprevented most from processing not violently?conference or within threeand talking about their personal These are some of the not-easy butmonths of moving in. Still,grief: "More residents need help truly thought-provoking questions that47% of the participants didso no time to pause. Theparticipants discuss to explore theirnot know when palliative carebed needs to be filled" or own values and ideas around dyingconversations happened or"Making yourself vulnerable, and death during the All-In Palliativereported starting too late. showing weakness." Care: The Team Approach to LTCThe primary reason for delayedHow to cope better with grief atvirtual training (All-In training).palliative care conversations iswork? Implement designated times Palliative care offers a quality of lifeconfusion between palliativeand space to discuss grief: "A death that aligns with a person\'s needs andand end-of-life care. This makescafe or death talk group where fears, wishes, better controls symptoms, team members resistant to start.ideals, experience, etc. could be and decreases stress for families and[We delay] often out of fearexpressed," or "team meeting after team members.of upsetting the client/family."someone passes to discuss grief," Plus, "The misconception andor "management support providing In the winter of 2021, 634 learnersthe comfort level of staff havespace and time. from 67 homes across Ontarioresulted in delayed palliation." Making this a regular event may lead completed the All-In Palliative Care:to team members feeling secure Most teams have not considered The Team Approach to LTC training. The training empowers teams to applythe interprofessional or culturalenough with others to share the grief. a palliative approach in their care, andaspect of palliative care. Learners expressed that being able to to feel confident in having difficulttalk about grief anonymously would conversations. It also offers a space to There is an immeasurable need formake it easier for them, especially if share reflections:grief support in the sector: there is a "dedicated person and a More than two in threeprivate space to talk about grief" and Homes have started revamping"confidentiality, [to] not [be] judged." participants said that they never their palliative care programs andor rarely talk openly about theirParticipants expressed a desire are changing the narrative aroundgrief. These team members arefor "having education and training palliative care:missing a powerful tool becauselike this [All-In session]" to support More than half of the participantssharing your grief is vital toteam members in expressingalready have been followinghealing from the loss. grief. Implementing some of 40 LONG TERM CARE TODAY Fall/Winter 2022'