Katherine Ellis came home from hospital in January, still hasn’t gotten home care, partner says. When Katherine Ellis decided to come home for palliative care last month after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she thought she’d be comfortable, spending her final days surrounded by loved ones. Instead, the 62-year-old Winnipeg woman has been...Read More
At the beginning of 2022, Nova Scotia was forced to close hundreds of long-term care beds due to staffing shortages. Now, the province says only seven beds remain closed. Over the past year and a half, the province has invested heavily in programs to bring in more CCAs including free tuition and financial support for...Read More
Improving care for people in British Columbia is central to investments in workers as the Province launches a health human resources strategy to optimize the health system, expand training and further improve recruitment and retention. “We are taking the next step in increasing access to public health care for people in B.C.,” said Adrian Dix, Minister...Read More
The government is tackling the global healthcare worker shortage through a new provincial healthcare strategy. The government is tackling the global healthcare worker shortage through a new provincial healthcare strategy which includes major investments in recruitment and retention. In an announcement Thursday, the province released its new five-year health human resources strategy for a sustainable...Read More
The issue of nurse shortages has been plaguing the Province of B.C. for years. The shortages have contributed to the alarming rate of E.R. closures in many cities across the province. As this problem persists, one of the solutions the Province is exploring is education. B.C. is now offering a $3-million bursary fund for healthcare...Read More
The Saskatchewan government has launched an action plan that will add at least 1,000 professionals to the health system. On Sept. 7, the province announced details on its four-point action plan to recruit, train, incentivize and retain health-care workers, which is included as part of the 2022-23 budget. The health minister stated in a release that bolstering the health-care workforce...Read More
Manitoba is hoping to address staffing shortages in the health-care sector with more than $5 million in funding, split between two programs. The province announced Thursday that the Skills Development Program and the Indigenous Adult Health Internship Program are both intended to help recruit more workers while increasing Indigenous representation in the field. Read full post @ Global...Read More
Holly Schick, right, and Linda Anderson stand for a portrait outside the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism office in June. PHOTO BY KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-Post The province says it’s open to start a conversation about how seniors can live in their homes longer. When Hadi Taherian began looking for home care for his grandmother and in-laws in Saskatchewan,...Read More
The Manitoba government has announced another $16 million to address staffing shortages in personal care homes. The Progressive Conservative government says the money will be used to recruit and hire 350 health-care aides and 72 nurses. The money is in addition to $15 million announced in April to boost staffing — including 200 full-time housekeeping staff — and...Read More
The Manoir du Lac continuing care centre in McLennon, Alberta. Credit: Google Maps, 2020 The province says it’s open to start a conversation about how seniors can live in their homes longer. The Alberta government announced a $3.2-billion investment to expand continuing care for seniors and vulnerable citizens, especially those in rural areas and Indigenous communities. The province announced Thursday...Read More
OPSWA is often in the media, addressing the real concerns of the public, our vulnerable, their families, and our PSW’s that care for them in our health care system.
