Services

2SLGBTQI+ inclusion training & consulting for seniors’ care organizations

Practical, warm, and built for the realities of the seniors’ care sector. Whether you’re responding to an incident, preparing for accreditation, or building lasting culture change, here’s what you can bring Pride in Care in to do — and what each engagement helps your organization achieve.

What we offer

Six ways we help your organization build safer, more affirming care

Each service can stand alone or combine into a larger program. Use them to solve a specific problem, meet a specific obligation, or build a coherent, organization-wide approach.

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Staff Training

Practical, judgment-free workshops that give front-line teams the language, confidence, and rehearsed responses they need to provide affirming care every shift. Sessions are warm, scenario-based, and free of jargon — built around the real moments your staff actually face.

Who it’s for

PSWs, nurses, recreation and support staff, and anyone delivering direct care in long-term care, retirement, home care, or hospice settings.

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Problems it helps solve

  • Staff feel unsure what to say or do around 2SLGBTQI+ residents and clients
  • Wrong names or pronouns are used inconsistently across shifts
  • Teams avoid sensitive conversations for fear of “getting it wrong”
  • Resident-to-resident or family conflict is handled inconsistently

Outcomes it supports

  • Shared, respectful language the whole team uses consistently
  • Confidence to handle names, pronouns, and relationships without fuss
  • Clear, rehearsed responses for discriminatory remarks or conflict
  • A defensible standard of practice that holds across every shift
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Leadership Training

Targeted sessions for directors of care, administrators, and managers on modelling inclusive practice, handling escalations, and holding their teams to a consistent standard. Leadership sets the tone — this gives leaders the tools to set it well.

Who it’s for

Directors of care, administrators, managers, clinical leads, and anyone responsible for team culture and accountability.

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Problems it helps solve

  • Leaders aren’t sure how to respond when an incident or complaint escalates
  • Inclusive practice is expected but not modelled or reinforced consistently
  • Managers lack a framework for coaching staff who struggle with pronouns or language
  • There is no clear standard for leaders to hold the team to

Outcomes it supports

  • A clear framework for responding to incidents and complaints defensibly
  • Confidence to model inclusive practice visibly and coach staff privately
  • A consistent standard leaders can hold every shift to
  • Stronger accountability that turns policy into everyday practice
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Organizational Inclusion Audits

A structured assessment of your policies, physical environment, intake processes, and staff practices — delivered as a prioritized, budget-aware action plan you can actually implement. You get a clear baseline and a credible roadmap, not a vague report.

Who it’s for

Organizations that want a clear baseline and a credible roadmap for change — from a single home to a multi-site operator.

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Problems it helps solve

  • You know inclusion matters but can’t see where the real gaps are
  • Efforts are scattered — a poster here, a policy there — with no overall picture
  • Leadership needs evidence and a plan before committing budget
  • You want a defensible, documented baseline for accreditation or board reporting

Outcomes it supports

  • A clear, evidence-based picture of where you stand today
  • A prioritized action plan with realistic, budget-aware steps
  • Confidence about what to do first, next, and over the longer term
  • A documented baseline that supports accreditation and accountability
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Policy & Practice Review

We review and rewrite admissions, care-planning, complaints, and HR documents so they meet human-rights and accreditation standards — in plain language staff will actually use. Policies that sit on a shelf don’t protect anyone; we help you build ones that work on the floor.

Who it’s for

Homes preparing for accreditation, audits, or equity mandates — and organizations whose policies haven’t kept pace with current standards.

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Problems it helps solve

  • Policies are outdated, missing, or don’t name sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Intake and care-planning forms make assumptions that exclude 2SLGBTQI+ residents
  • Complaints pathways are unclear or inaccessible to residents and families
  • Accreditation or audit reviewers expect to see inclusive, documented policies

Outcomes it supports

  • Inclusive policies aligned with human-rights and accreditation standards
  • Plain-language procedures staff will actually follow
  • Admissions, care-planning, and complaints documents that signal safety early
  • Documentation reviewers and auditors expect to see, on file
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Strategic Consulting

Ongoing advisory for leaders and inclusion champions who need expert backup as they build safer culture — sounding-board calls, planning support, and implementation guidance over weeks or months. You get a trusted partner to think with, not just a one-off deliverable.

Who it’s for

Leaders and inclusion champions steering multi-phase or organization-wide work, and organizations that want sustained expert support.

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Problems it helps solve

  • A champion or small team is carrying this work without expert backup
  • Implementation stalls after the initial training or policy work
  • Leaders need a confidential sounding board for difficult decisions
  • Multi-phase work needs coordination, sequencing, and ongoing guidance

Outcomes it supports

  • A trusted advisor to think through difficult situations with
  • Sustained momentum past the first training or policy draft
  • Sequenced, realistic planning for multi-phase culture change
  • Confidence that the work stays on track over time
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Custom Workshops & Speaking

Bespoke sessions, conference keynotes, and board or staff-team talks tailored to your audience — from a single hour to a designed-from-scratch program. If your need doesn’t fit a standard service, we’ll shape something that does.

Who it’s for

Sector associations, conferences, boards, and organizations with unique needs or a specific audience in mind.

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Problems it helps solve

  • Your audience or format doesn’t fit an off-the-shelf training package
  • A conference, board, or sector event needs a knowledgeable speaker
  • You want a tailored session tied to a specific theme, launch, or initiative
  • Multiple teams or sites need a coordinated but customized approach

Outcomes it supports

  • A session designed around your audience, goals, and timeframe
  • A credible, engaging speaker for your event or leadership offsite
  • Content tailored to your sector, region, or strategic priorities
  • A flexible format — keynote, workshop, panel, or multi-part series

Tailored to you

Every engagement is customized

There’s no off-the-shelf package here. We shape each engagement around four things — so what you get fits your organization, not someone else’s template.

Organization type

Long-term care, retirement, home care, hospice, seniors’ community organizations, or sector associations — each setting has different pressures, regulations, and rhythms.

Team size

From a small community program to a multi-site operator. Sessions and scope scale to the number of people you need to reach and the layers of leadership involved.

Delivery format

In person, virtual, or a hybrid mix — scheduled around shifts so casual, night, and weekend staff aren’t left out of the work.

Goals

Whether you’re responding to an incident, preparing for accreditation, or building long-term culture change, the engagement is scoped to the outcome you actually need.

Not sure where to start? That’s normal. Book a discovery call and we’ll help you find the right first step for your organization — even if it’s a smaller one than you expected.

Common questions

What purchasers usually ask

Are engagements available virtually and in person?+

Yes. Training, consulting, and advisory work can be delivered virtually, in person, or as a hybrid mix — scheduled around your team’s shifts so casual, night, and weekend staff are included.

Can the scope be customized to our organization?+

Always. Every engagement is scoped to your organization type, team size, delivery format, and goals. You can start with a single workshop and expand, or plan a multi-phase program from the outset.

What team sizes can you accommodate?+

From a small community program to a multi-site operator. Sessions scale to the number of people you need to reach, and leadership or champion work can run alongside front-line training.

How does pricing work?+

Pricing depends on the scope, format, number of participants, and length of the engagement. Because every engagement is tailored, we provide a clear, written quote after a discovery conversation — no surprise costs. Book a consultation and we’ll scope it with you.

Do you work with organizations outside long-term care?+

Yes. We work across the seniors’ care and older-adult services sector — retirement residences, home care, hospice and palliative care, seniors’ community organizations, and sector associations.

We’re not sure which service we need — can you help us figure that out?+

Of course. That’s exactly what the discovery call is for. We’ll listen to what’s happening, ask the right questions, and recommend the right starting point — even if that’s a smaller step than you expected.

Ready to talk?

Let’s scope the right engagement for your organization

Tell us what’s happening and what you’re hoping to achieve. We’ll listen, ask the right questions, and recommend a clear next step — with a written quote, no pressure, and no jargon.

Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Serving organizations across Canada.