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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.
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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.
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Leading from the Inside Out
Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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Guidelines & Regulations

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The Province has introduced a new masking policy for all healthcare workers who provide direct care effective immediately. Staff Requirements Visitor Guidance With an increase in viral respiratory illnesses (VRI) across the province, the Ministry of Health has introduced new masking measures to help control the spread of these illnesses. It's important to remember that […]
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Staff Requirements Visitor Guidance With an increase in viral respiratory illnesses (VRI) across the province, the Ministry of Health has introduced new masking measures to help control the spread of these illnesses. It's important to remember that masking is just one part of a comprehensive infection prevention and control (IPAC) strategy. To enhance your efforts, […]
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2023 injury trends show a favourable decline

September 19, 2024

The injury trends in long-term care and home and community care have declined favourably from 2022’s results, but both sectors remain higher than other professions in the province.

101,714 workdays were lost to injury in long-term care, while 13,354 were lost in home and community care. Overexertion remains the top injury event in both sectors.

We’ve prepared these infographics so you can take a closer look at the data, and discover what we can do to help you continue to bring these rates down.

Injury Trends - Long-term Care 2023
Injury Trends - Home Health 2023
2023 injury trends show a favourable decline

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Discover the injury trends for home and community care of 2023.
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Discover the injury trends for long-term care for 2023.
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