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.
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 […]
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, […]
The Moral Conflict Assessment (MCA) tool consists of eight steps designed to help you navigate difficult situations where you are constrained to act in ways that go against your conscience.
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Moral distress in the healthcare sector, particularly in long-term care (LTC), refers to the psychological distress experienced by healthcare professionals when they are unable to act in alignment with their ethical or moral values due to organizational or systemic constraints.
Workplace inspections are an essential incident prevention tool in an organization's occupational health and safety program. Use this checklist to help identify and record hazards for corrective action.
This orientation checklist helps ensure temporarily displaced workers receive the health and safety information they need to be well-equipped to handle their temporary working environment.
You can use the Safe Handling Program Checklist to verify the components of a safe handling program, including development, management and staff involvement, needs assessments, equipment, education and training, and evaluation.
When it comes to workplace incivility and bullying, are you part of the problem? Review the questions in the checklist and tick-off those situations that you have actively participated in.
This template provides employers and supervisors with an overview of occupational health and safety topics to be considered for inclusion when providing caregiver-specific health and safety training and should be used with the general health and safety orientation.
This guide is intended to make employers aware of the parts of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that prevention officers will be focusing on as part of the Health Care Planned Inspectional Initiative.
Is incivility in the workplace affecting the care you provide or the well-being of your staff? Do you want to enhance and improve your workplace culture?
What is workplace incivility? Ever walk away from work feeling exhausted, not because of the tasks, but because of how people treated each other? A dismissive comment, a silent snub, or a passive-aggressive email that lingers. These moments may seem small, but they slowly chip away at your energy and focus. This is workplace incivility, […]
We're all told to practice gratitude, but it can feel impossible to find anything to be thankful for when life gets overwhelming. Genuine gratitude doesn't mean ignoring your struggles or forcing a smile when things are hard. It means recognizing the good, even when things are difficult. It's a shift in perspective that can change […]
At first, it’s just a dull ache, something you can ignore. A sore back from work or a stiff wrist from too much typing. No big deal, right? But then, the pain lingers. Simple tasks become frustrating. A night of poor sleep turns into weeks of exhaustion. You stop doing the things you love because […]
We strive to empower those working in the continuing care sector to create safer, healthier workplaces by fostering a culture of safety through evidence-based education, leadership, and collaboration.
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