The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
Sharon Cook is the Chief Nursing officer & Vice President of Quality Assurance at Park Place. Sharon has over 30 years of healthcare leadership experience in acute care, community care, mental health and substance use, and long-term care services. Sharon is a nurse by profession with a master’s degree in leadership.
She joined Park Place Seniors Living in January 2021 after a lengthy career working with health authorities. Sharon knows how important it is to create positive work environments that are safe and free of injury for staff.
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