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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
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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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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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Use the point of care assessment template below to identify the risks in each of the four boxes that may have lead to the resident becomeing responsive.

Use the point-of-care assessment template to identify risks in each of the four boxes on the worksheet; this can be used to assess risks associated with infection control, violence, and musculoskeletal injuries.

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Use the point of care assessment template below to identify the risks in each of the four boxes that may have lead to the resident becomeing responsive.
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Working closely with clients and their families and friends, often under difficult circumstances and sometimes in isolated locations, can put you at risk of violence. Violence and aggressive behaviour are not part of your job.
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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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Use this listening exercise as practice when you're speaking with an employee (or employees) about change.
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Although the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is the most visible control used to prevent the spread of infection, it is only one of the infection, prevention, and control measures available and should not be relied on as a primary prevention strategy.
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Scenario Exercises
COVID-19 Scenario Exercises
SafeCare BC has developed four COVID-19 scenario packages for use in the continuing care sector. They are intended to engage staff in evaluating their preparedness for a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum Workshop
Menno Place - Abbotsford
January 30th @ 8:30am to 4:30pm
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Injuries arising from acts of violence or aggression are one of the leading injury–types among continuing care workers. These types of situations can often be avoided or managed by using current and leading-practice violence prevention skills and techniques.
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Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum Workshop
Arrowsmith Lodge - Parksville,
July 8th @ 8:30am to 4:30pm
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Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum Workshop
Arrowsmith Lodge - Parksville,
March 18th @ 8:30am to 4:30pm
Violence Prevention
Starting at $35
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Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum Train the Trainer Workshop
AgeCare Holyrood - Maple Ridge
February 11th to 14th @ 8:30am-4:30pm
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AgeCare Holyrood, Maple Ridge
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