Congratulations King Nursing Home in Bolton, Ontario, winner of a 2016 | 2017 GPA Leadership Excellence in Person-Centred Care award. King has a very special Dementia Care unit on its 3rd-floor, a place of safety and comfort for 31 residents. Personhood is the focus and GPA practice is helping enhance the care of its residents. Learn more here.
Gentle Persuasive Approaches in Dementia Care (GPA®)
GPA is a multi-disciplinary evidence-based dementia care curriculum that equips point-of-care providers and students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to apply a respectful, person-centred approach when interacting with older adults with dementia. To date, Advanced Gerontological Education (AGE), developer of GPA, has trained 3,074 GPA Certified Coaches who have gone on to deliver the program to more than 288,000+ healthcare providers and students in more than 1,700 Canadian organizations.
Together, we are enhancing the care of older Canadians. Thank you King Nursing Home for your ongoing passion for GPA’s person-centred model of care.