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Carole A. Estabrooks and Janice Keefe

Dr. Carole A. Estabrooks is scientific director of the pan-Canadian Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program and professor and Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. Dr. Janice Keefe is professor of Family Studies & Gerontology, the Lena Isabel Jodrey Chair in Gerontology, and director of the NS Centre on Aging at Mount Saint Vincent University. She is also a senior member of the TREC research program.


There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers, trauma-informed workplaces are a solution

By prioritizing care aides’ mental health in this way, we can reduce staff burnout and its negative consequences, leading to better outcomes for LTC workers and the vulnerable residents under their care.

Care aides are the real heroes