This huddle will help your staff minimize their exposure to and prevent the spread of bed bugs.

This safety huddle will help you develop a bullying and harassment policy for your organization.

Share a reflection with staff that providing end-of-life care is one of the most important and compassionate parts of the work they do in long-term care.

People living with dementia can experience changes in how they understand and process language, which can affect how they communicate.

Working with clients or residents and their families is not always easy. You may not be able to control how others act, but you can control how you respond.

Learn to describe how dementia can change a person’s brain and explain why the strategies shown in the video are effective.

Learn to report and recognize heat exhaustion and take preventative measures to help avoid the ill effects of heat stress.

Learn to follow proper hand washing procedures.

Learn to recognize the signs of impairment and properly report impairment.

Read the scenario out loud and use the guiding questions to facilitate a discussion about intoxication in client homes.

Learn how to properly use lifts to avoid musculoskeletal injury.

Learn to refer to the no-lift policy to reduce your risk of musculoskeletal injury.

A strong organizational culture fosters employee engagement, collaboration, and productivity, while a weak or toxic culture can lead to dissatisfaction and high turnover.

Learn to deal with pets according to their organization's policies and react appropriately when a pet poses a risk.

Learn when it is safe to transfer a person in care and know what to do if it is not safe to transfer.

All staff should perform a point-of-care assessment before and while interacting with a person in care.

After completing this huddle, practicum students should be able to report their safety concerns appropriately and ask for help when they are unsure of something.

Psychologically healthy and safe workplaces promote workers’ psychological well-being and actively work to prevent harm to workers’ psychological health. In a psychologically healthy and safe workplace, everyone feels supported, respected, and valued. 

Download this safety huddle to help guide your staff through the proper reporting procedures set out by your organization.

Learn about what bullying and harassment is and when to report it.

Learn about the importance of respecting your own and coworkers' right to medical privacy and how to welcome a colleague back to work with kindness and respect.

Learn why visitors may experience different emotions as restrictions are lifted and be able to respond appropriately if confronted.

Learn to regularly use point of care assessments to identify MSI risks and make practical choices to avoid injury.

Learn to recognize feeling unsettled, use effective self-settling strategies in situations self-setting may be helpful.

Feel in control of your own safety and be motivated to contribute to a safe and healthy workplace.

Learn how dementia affects behaviour and be able to apply strategies to responsive behaviours.

Learn to identify potentially violent situations, apply de-escalation techniques and report violence or near misses.

Learn to build stronger relationships with the people they care for and keep activities of daily living information up-to-date.

Moral distress is when one feels as though they should take a certain action but cannot due to the restraints of the situation.

Achieve a work-life balance by developing and implement your own self-care plan plan.

This safety huddle provides supervisors, managers, and employers with information to guide home care workers toward a better understanding of the processes and procedures for keeping workers safe when working alone or in isolation.

This safety huddle provides supervisors, managers, or employers with information to guide workers toward a better understanding of the processes and procedures for keeping them safe when working alone or in isolation.

Learn about what workplace incivility is, be able to identify your role and how to feel empowered to contribute to a positive work environment.

Learn to know the consequences of getting injured at work and understand how injuries affect everyone in the workplace.