There is no doubt that the last year has been stressful, especially for our essential care workers! When times get tough you often get advice to "get your rest" or "get a good night's sleep". However, this can be challenging for shift workers who work nights. Here is an article with tops tips to help shift works get the rest they truly deserve.
As we hunker down in our homes limiting our lives to help curb the spread of COVID-19, good news can sometimes be hard to find. We know that provinces have started to vaccinate the most vulnerable, and rightly so, but we also can't help and look when our cohort will be due. The vaccine has been hampered by tricky logistics and uncertain supply but a renewed focus by the retired general Rick Hillier, who is heading Ontario's vaccine rollout, brings hope of quick distribution when vaccines arrive.
"When will I get the COVID-19 vaccine?", this is the question on most Canadian's minds in this new year. However, it is not an easy question to answer. To help just a bit here is the best cheatsheet we could find to help answer that question.
Caring Support wants to bring users all the necessary tools right on the platform to enable them to reach success. With that in mind, Caring Support platform has partnered with leading Canadian companies such as ScreeningCanada to produce caregivers with background checks.
Announcement from the federal government on Monday, November 30th brings welcome $1 billion for long-term-care over 2 years. The funds provided to each province will need to be spent in accordance to a detailed spending plan that the provinces will have to submit and demonstrate adherence to.
To attract newly graduated Personal Support Workers to work in Long-Term Care homes and Home and Community Care agencies in greatest need across Ontario, the provincial government has introduced an initiative providing $5,000 incentive to recent PSW graduates in exchange for a six-month commitment to an eligible Long-Term Care or Home and Community Care employer.
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