About this Event
This workshop will focus on the quality of work life and wellbeing of long-term care (LTC) managers and what interventions or initiatives might better support them. The workshop will begin by sharing research about managers working in Atlantic Canada’s LTC homes from the Atlantic Research Collaboration on Long-term Care (ARC LTC). Participants will have an opportunity to reflect on these findings and how they align with their own experiences. A panel discussion will highlight current appraoches to better support managers. Dialogue will center on better understanding supports, interventions, or initiatives that could benefit managers, LTC homes, and the broader sector. Participants will engage in small group discussions to assess the relevance and feasibility of these approaches for supporting managers within their own contexts.
Objectives:
· Learn and reflect on research findings about the quality of work life and wellbeing of LTC managers stemming from the ARC LTC program of research.
· Share current and potential practices to support the quality of work life and wellbeing for LTC managers.
· Identify best practices, barriers, and enablers for interventions and supports.
This workshop draws on work from ARC LTC – a group of researchers and sector collaborators studying the LTC sector. As part of the ARC LTC program, researchers surveyed 2,305 staff – including care aides, nurses, allied health professionals, and managers – working across 53 LTC homes in the four Atlantic provinces. Staff were asked questions about their work environment, their quality of work life, and their mental health and wellbeing. This represents the first large-scale collection of workforce wellbeing data across the LTC sector in all four Atlantic provinces, filling an important gap and offering new insights. Using this data can help to identify and prioritize where to focus quality improvement efforts and resources.
It will be hosted by ARC LTC during the pre-conference program for the Canadian Association on Gerontology’s 55th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting (CAG 2026) taking place October 15-17, 2026 in Charlottetown PEI. Registration for this workshop does not include registration for the CAG 2026 conference. We encourage you to review the full conference program and consider attending: www.cag2026.ca.
This workshop is ideal for leaders in the long-term care sector – such as clinical leads, managers, directors, owners/operators and human resource professionals. It is also valuable for policy and program staff in government or health authorities who shape standards and funding models. Researchers, students and older adults with an interest are also welcome to register.
This workshop is supported by funding from Mount Saint Vincent University SSHRC SIG Exchange Grant.
Event venue & nearby stays
Delta Hotels Prince Edward, 18 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Canada
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