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We are dedicated to providing comprehensive occupational health and safety (OHS) consulting services tailored to your needs.
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Psychological health and safety, often called workplace mental health, encompasses principles and practices to foster a supportive, respectful, and psychologically safe work environment.
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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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Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR), Part 5: Chemical Agents and Biological Agents – Emergency Planning came into effect on February 3, 2025. Changes include additional requirements to minimize the risk, likelihood, and harm caused by an emergency involving hazardous substances.   Hazardous substances include biological, chemical or physical hazards that may reasonably […]
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WorkSafeBC has acknowledged an error in calculating the 2025 insurance premiums that are paid by our two member employer groups–those providing community health support services (classification unit 766006) and those in long-term care (classification unit 766011).
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Dementia Infographic

Dementia is an umbrella term with many subtypes such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular
dementia and frontal-temporal dementia. The most common type (64%) is Alzheimer’s disease.

Understanding Behaviours Related to Dementia

A guide for care workers.

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Dementia can affect behaviour and mood - but the care for persons with dementia aims to achieve the same goals - whether at home or in long-term care - safety for the person, family, and caregivers.
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The annual member survey helps us respond to your health and safety needs through relevant, quality, and timely education and programming.
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Dementia is an umbrella term with many subtypes such as Alzheimer’s disease, vasculardementia and frontal-temporal dementia. The most common type (64%) is Alzheimer’s disease.
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Discover the injury trends for home and community care of 2023.
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2020 injury trends in long-term care and home and community health support.
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2021 injury trends in long-term and home and community care
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Injury trends in long-term care and home and community healthcare support for 2022.
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Our brains have a natural way to recover from distress. Many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolvedspontaneously. Other times, our fight, flight, or freeze response prevents distress from being processed without help.
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Responsive behaviours are actions, words, or gestures that may appear aggressive but often reflect unmet needs, fear, or distress—such as yelling, swearing, hitting, or refusing care. In this huddle, staff review what responsive behaviours are, discuss the emotional impact of experiencing verbal abuse, and explore strategies to self-settle and seek help when needed.
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Gentle Persuasive Approaches Workshop
Sidney All Care - Sidney
August 18 @ 8:30am
Dementia, Gentle persuasive approach
Starting at $35
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Diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia in 2009, Myrna Norman has become a tireless advocate for others. She uses her personal experience to educate care providers and the public on how to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, proving that a diagnosis is not the end of a full and enriching life.
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