At Caring Support we are all about connecting healthcare employers with talented and experienced candidates as a way to alleviate the healthcare HR crisis. However, we are also open to learning about other potential solutions to this issue, like employee retention as a way to guarantee an organization's return on investment (ROI), which is the main topic of this interesting interview with entrepreneurs Suzanne Schell and Raelynn Douglas.
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Ontario is planning to invest an additional $1 billion into home care over three years. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it will ensure Ontarians can receive the care they need in the comfort of their own home and will alleviate pressure on hospitals. The Ontario Hospital Association says that as of mid-January, there were a record 5,800 alternate-level-of-care patients in hospitals — people who could be cared for in a different setting such as home care or long-term care.
The healthcare sector is currently facing many challenges, and one of them is related to Human Resources and recruitment. Healthcare organizations are understaffed and struggling to find and retain healthcare workers, while workers feel overworked and burned out. It is a complex situation worth discussing in-depth, which is why we chose it as the topic of this second and last part of "A cup of joe with Joe", a special interview series featuring Joseph Jongsma, founder and CEO of Caring Support.
Ontario will extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings such as long term care homes and healthcare settings until June 11, as the province deals with a sixth wave of COVID-19 infections. The rule had been due to expire on April 27, but it was extended by Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's top doctor, who said following masking requirements and keeping up with vaccinations are "the best ways we can prevent transmission and protect our friends, families, and our communities."
Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. The online survey of 1,538 Canadians, conducted from April 8th to 10th by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, cannot be assigned a margin of error because internet-based polls are not considered random samples, but it does offer a picture of how many people have been infected.
A new program at Montcalm Secondary School in London, Ontario, is set to graduate its first group of certified personal support workers (PSWs) in June, thanks to Sandra Briars, a nurse-turned-teacher who launched it last fall. The students are wrapping up the first of two eight-week placements to complete the certification program. "The need is unbelievable now... with COVID and the stress of the job for nurses and PSWs, it's just been incredible," said Briars of the PSW shortage in Canada.
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