The road to providing a solution to the staffing crisis in Ontario has led to a plan by the Ontario Government to fund nursing homes to hire more workers, with the aim for each resident to receive an average of four hours of daily hands-on care by March 31, 2025.
If you or a loved one has been in the hospital recently, chances are that nurses played an important role. Nurses from nurse staffing agencies can be seen all over hospitals and medical centers these days.
When caring for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s, Personal Support Workers (PSW) are vital to the care process. They help provide so much more than just physical assistance. PSW’s can give emotional support and can lead activities that promote cognitive function in patients who have dementia or Alzheimer’s.