Practice Resources
Client & Family Centred Care
Client & Family Centred Care
"Patient and family centred care is an approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of healthcare that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among healthcare providers, patients, and families." as defined by the Institute for Patient and Family Centred Care (IPFCC),
Family Caregiver (carer, care-partner) is any person ( family, friend, neighbour, or chosen family) who takes on a generally unpaid caring role and provides emotional, physical, or practical support in response to physical and/or mental illnesses, disabilities, or age-related needs. An example may be a spouse caring for their partner with dementia is a family caregiver.
Contact
These resources are applicable to all Care Streams unless stated in the title of the document.
- Visitation and Family Presence
- Patient & Family Centred Care in Action
- Patient First Strategy
- Provincial Patient & Family Advisory Council
- Resident & Family Councils
Caregiver-Centered Care
Education
- Advanced Education Caregiver Centered Care
- Champions Education Caregiver Centered Care
- Foundational Education - Caregiver Centered Care
- Patient & Family Centered Care (PFCC) 101 eLearning Module
- Patient Experience 101 eLearning Module
- Physicians Education