Following the launch of the first London Innovation Challenge, TechAlliance, alongside an adjudication panel of London industry leaders, selected our Caring Support platform, alongside companies Locorum and Zersent, as the winners. TechAlliance made the announcement this Wednesday, November 10th.
According to the latest research on long-term care residents funded by the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), COVID-19 antibodies wane much faster than expected among seniors and those with comorbidities. The findings, they say, reinforce policy decisions and recommendations around providing booster shots to vulnerable populations.
The Ontario government says it will not be moving forward in enacting a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for hospital workers. The province said it made its decision after speaking to hospitals and health-care partners about the potential impact a policy of that magnitude would entail and based on “real-world evidence here in Ontario and across Canada.”
Companies are as great as the people who integrate them, and at Caring Support we have the very best. In this special article, we want to introduce you to the passionate, insightful, and visionary leaders of our company, who believe in what they do and inspire others to believe it too. Meet our Executive Team and Advisory Board.
Ontario is planning to invest up to $100 million to add an additional 2,000 nurses to the long-term care sector by 2024-25. The government will do this by supporting the training of thousands of personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses who want to advance their careers in long-term care. Applicants will be expected to commit to working in the long-term care sector through a Return of Service Agreement for a period equivalent to the time they receive these funding supports for their education.
The Ontario government is investing $1.2 million in a new program to support innovative and flexible training for current and future personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses. The program, known as the Learning Inter-Professionally Healthcare Accelerator (LIPHA), is being made available for free to over 80,000 caregivers currently employed in Ontario's long-term care homes and will provide a virtual space for teams and individuals in the sector to practice caring for virtual residents.
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