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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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2018 Safety Den Winners
June 1, 2018
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Continuing Care Category | Revera Living Revera’s low-tech safety idea is the creation of a ‘luggage tag’ style ID for a resident’s walker or wheelchair. One side of the letter-size sheet has a visual cue for the resident—a picture from their youth, one of a loved one, or a prominent memory, with a brief description […]
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According to a new SafeCare BC report, a shortage of home care and support workers has a negative impact on workplace health and safety.
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This tool can be used by organizations as a self-audit tool to identify opportunities for health and safety improvement, but should only be employed at organizations that have a basic safety program in place.
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The Government of British Columbia’s announcement of a plan to spend $500 million over the next four years to improve seniors’ care along with the significant investment in B.C.’s home care included in our new health funding agreement with the federal government come at a critical time for the province’s healthcare system.
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Advanced Gerontological Education (AGE) Inc. and SafeCare BC are pleased to announce their partnership to make the Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) curriculum available to continuing care workers across BC.
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Excessive snow and ice on Metro Vancouver streets is causing a spike in injury claims for BC’s homecare workers, reports SafeCare BC. Slips and falls are currently the second leading cause of injuries for staff working in the homecare sector.
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Menno Place rececently designed safety huddles for staff, encouraging positive interactions between themselves and residents.
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