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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 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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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.
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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, […]
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What You Do Matters!

How did you decide what you wanted to do for a living? Sometimes choosing a career path is a long, strenuous process, but for Tonya Neufeld, a Care Aide at Menno Hospital, the choice was easy. Ever since she was a teenager, Tonya felt drawn to the seniors in her community. Being in their presence […]
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Supporting Others
December 8, 2020
What You Do Matters!
Looking out for others comes naturally for Heather Greer. As a caregiver both on and off the job — Heather raised her children by herself while also working as a care aide at Castleview Care Centre — she is always looking for opportunities to support others. One such opportunity came when her manager told her […]
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Try, if you can, to think back to a time when personal protective equipment (PPE) – gloves, masks, face shields and the like – wasn’t the topic of daily news stories and dinner table conversation. It wasn’t all that long ago. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic made PPE a valuable commodity. With increased global […]
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As a small team, SafeCare BC knew it would have to call upon the generosity of others to assist with its Personal Protective Equipment donation initiative — Operation Protect. We reached out to our friends on Vancouver Island, and without hesitation, Twyla Johnson offered her support. Twyla has dedicated her life to helping others. Through her 25 […]
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Passing on Knowledge
November 18, 2019
What You Do Matters!
For Jessica Michalchuk, taking SafeCare BC’s Violence Prevention course was a no-brainer. At the time, she was a clinical practice coordinator at Haven Hill Retirement Centre, in Penticton. She wanted to brush up on her skills and techniques and the course was a perfect fit. “What I loved about it was the skills you learn, so […]
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In 2015, SafeCare BC started the Front-line Communications Working Group in an effort to strengthen the effectiveness of the organization’s communications initiatives, programs, and projects.
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In 2015, SafeCare BC started the Front-line Communications Working Group in an effort to strengthen the effectiveness of the organization’s communications initiatives, programs, and projects. As the title suggests, the group is made up of front-line care workers in the continuing care sector who are passionate about being a voice for their peers. Bryan Gay […]
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Keri Severinski has been a care aide for over six years and her passion for health and safety in the workplace has made her somewhat of an expert on the subject. In every place she has worked, Keri has taken on a leadership role when it comes to safety—joining health and safety committees and encouraging […]
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