The Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) Research Program is a five-year study funded by CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research). In our research program the researchers will explore the factors that influence the use of 'best practices' by staff providing care in long-term care facilities in the three Canadian Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba). They will also look at how the organizational environment and the use of 'best practices' influence resident and system outcomes. TREC has three major projects and a series of pilot studies, which will look across many levels within long-term care, for example, provinces, regions, facilities, units within facilities and individuals, over a 5 year period..