A Personal Support Worker (PSW) looks after the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of a patient who cannot do so themselves due to illness or aging. The primary responsibilities of a PSW include ensuring individuals have healthy and nutritious meals, helping individuals with daily tasks such as maintaining hygiene and working with an interdisciplinary team […]
Read MoreThe Ontario government is planning to soon make permanent an hourly wage increase for personal support workers that were brought in temporarily and extended multiple times during the pandemic, reported CBC. Premier Doug Ford confirmed the plan, saying health workers who “stepped up to the plate” in settings like long-term care during COVID-19 deserve it. “For […]
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Job vacancies in healthcare and social assistance went up by 36,400, or 56.9 percent, during the last quarter of 2020, bringing vacancies to a “record high” of 100,300k, according to a recent story on Global News. Hospitals led the charge with 15,700 vacancies, followed by nursing and residential care facilities which saw 10,800 vacancies at the […]
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There are only a few countries in the world that has a larger senior population than children. It is debatable whether this is good or bad; but this particular feature requires special attention and preparation by the government and people to cope with. According to Statistics Canada, Canadian seniors outnumbered children with 5.9 million seniors, […]
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