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Long-term care work is essential, but has not been properly valued. Poor working conditions put both staff and residents at risk.

Temporary agency workers have long been a crutch for a care system in crisis, experts say. Now, they are exempt from new COVID-19 health directives

The Star Article Temporary agency workers have long been a crutch for a care system in crisis, experts say. Now, they are exempt from new COVID-19 health directives By Sara Mojtehedzadeh Work and Wealth Reporter. Sun., April 19, 2020   Long before the pandemic hit, “working short” was a chronic problem for personal support worker […]

Health ministry slows down routine care home inspections during pandemic

Leaderpost Article Author of the article: Arthur White-Crummey  •  Regina Leader-Post There are also 250 privately operated personal care homes with 4,600 beds in Saskatchewan. PATRICK LANDMANN / Getty Images Saskatchewan’s health ministry has pulled back on routine inspections of private personal care homes as it looks at “virtual options,” partly due to concerns that inspectors could spread […]

Moving Forward: Health and Function in Later Life - Event Re-cap

Thank you to everyone who made it out on cold and rainy Monday evening to the beautiful and spacious Vaughan Civic Centre Resource Library! The event featured fascinating presentations about muscle functioning and lifelong health by Professor Joe Baker and Assistant Professor Jaclyn Hurley from the School of Kinesiology and Health Science. Learn more about […]

SAVE THE DATE! Aging in the City Series Speakers Series - November 18th at Vaughan Civic Resource Library

Join us for an exciting discussion on November 18 at 6pm at the Civic Centre Resource Library for Moving Forward: Health and Function in Later Life as part of the Aging in the City Speakers Series hosted by the York University Centre for Aging Research & Education (YU-CARE). You are invited to a public talk […]