Healthcare News Feed

Welcome to Caring Support's news feed. We've compiled some interesting news articles relating to healthcare and written our own abstracts for your enjoyment!

Please note: The views and opinions expressed in these article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of Caring Support.

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Ontario Launches Program to Recruit and Retain Staff in Retirement Homes

The Ontario government is investing more than $2M over two years to provide new and recently hired personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses with financial incentives to encourage them to work in retirement homes. The new Recruitment and Retention Incentive Program will be delivered by the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN), and will help recruit and retain skilled PSWs and nurses while building on Ontario’s plan to modernize the provincial retirement homes sector.

August 19, 2021
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Personal Support Workers Say Ford’s Pandemic Pay Boost Is Unfair and Will Create Shortages at Retirement Homes

Since October 2020, thousands of personal support workers and direct support workers have been entitled to a temporary hourly raise in recognition of the important work they do and the risks they have faced during COVID-19. However, other PSWs working in settings like long-term-care homes and retirement homes didn’t qualify for the raise — and now, with the Ontario premier’s promise to make the raise permanent, they’re asking to be included.

August 12, 2021
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Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Call for Mandatory Vaccines for All Health-Care Workers

Ontario long-term care homes are asking the province to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their staff as well as healthcare workers in all settings. The Ontario Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA) says making vaccines mandatory province wide would both protect residents and ensure facilities don’t lose their staff to other healthcare facilities.

August 11, 2021
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Most Common PSW Job Interview Questions

Interviews are essential to any recruitment process, which is why you should always take some time to prepare for them. To help you out, in this article we have put together a list of the most common PSW interview questions you're likely to be asked during an interview for this type of caregiving role.

August 11, 2021
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Ontario Hospitals Begin to Brace for 4th Wave of COVID-19

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) has warned that an impending surge in virus case counts could represent a threat to the province. “This pandemic is ending but a fourth wave could still inflict a deadly toll on the unvaccinated,” OHA president Anthony Dale said in a statement. The association called on Ontarians who had not yet received two doses to get fully immunized before an anticipated autumn increase in case counts—in what is now being called the pandemic of the unvaccinated.

August 9, 2021
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International Report Ranked Canada's Health System Second Last Among 11 Countries

A new report has ranked Canada's health system second last, ahead of the United States, among high-income countries. The report, released by the Commonwealth Fund, ranked 11 nations on key health-system measures, including equity, access to care, affordability, health-care outcomes, and administrative efficiency. The report found that the top-performing health systems overall are in Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia.

August 6, 2021
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