Ontario has quietly changed masking rules for long-term care homes, no longer requiring caregivers and visitors to wear them when alone with a resident in their room. Long-term care homes are one of the only places where provincial mask mandates remain after Ontario lifted most such requirements in June.
Some Ontario hospitals are coming up with alternative solutions, including new staffing models and the use of unconventional patient spaces, to deal with high patient volumes and long wait times as cases of COVID-19 and other illnesses rise. The Ottawa Hospital said recent high patient volumes have been straining its capacity, while staff pressures and ongoing COVID-19 cases have made it difficult to manage the issue.
On our most recent podcast, we talk about emotional intelligence and how developing it can be truly beneficial for healthcare workers. Our guest this time was Maureen Gaetz-Faubert, an emotional energy healer, emotional intelligence practitioner, and blogger based in Alberta who believes that it is time to put the heart back into healthcare.
At Caring Support we are all about supporting immigrants who want to enter the healthcare workforce in cities like London, Toronto, and Ottawa, which is why we recently sat down with Mildred Ababio, a nurse leader and a second-generation immigrant, with whom we spoke about the immigrant experience in healthcare system for both workers and patients.
You’ve decided to look for a healthcare job, but where do you start? That’s a good question and a loaded question at that. One that can snowball quickly and even cause you to feel overwhelmed and anxious. Don’t worry you will be able to calm your nerves because Caring Support is here to help you out with your Ten-Step Guide for Finding a Healthcare Job.
The Ontario government is investing $57.6 million over the next three years to recruit and retain up to 225 additional nurse practitioners (NP) in the long-term care sector through the new Hiring More Nurse Practitioners (HMNP) for Long-Term Care program, which will also allow long-term care homes to request funding for eligible employment expenses, including salary, benefits, and overhead costs, for newly hired NPs.
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