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The OLTCA is continuing its HR Emergency Task Force meetings in Durham Region today to develop an understanding of the local staffing issues, their impacts and solutions that the Association can champion through its advocacy. Follow this thread for updates!
OLTCA’s @DLDunc416: "The reality of longterm care today is that it’s not the same that it was 20 years ago. We have a duty of care, these are people’s homes and they are often living with chronic health conditions, our models were not intended for the needs of today’s residents."
OLTCA’s @WiesiaKubicka on the LTC staffing challenges: “Operationally, we know that there are challenges for our workforce. There have been systemic issues regarding staffing issues, we are worse off now than we were pre-pandemic. This is a challenge we continue to work through.”
OLTCA’s @WiesiaKubicka “We are striving for better integration with Ontario Health. Things we heard from our operators were issues with infrastructure, lack of physicians in the home, lack of resources for pandemic response. If we fix these, we can better serve our residents.”
Before a Wave 2 of #COVID19, we need more infection prevention and control specialists among other recommendations. Regulatory flexibility on staffing proved successful, bringing qualified students and international health professionals into homes when needed most.
Karima Velji of @OntarioShores on long-term care pandemic response: “If we just wait for the government to support us on the action plan, we might wait forever. We need to continue to maintain our efforts to use strong mandates to respond to #COVID19.”
Jennifer Powell, Outreach Coordinator @durhamcollege, on staffing: “The amount of LTC homes and hospitals reaching out to set up recruitment events has been fantastic for attracting students to our facilities. The amount of outreach from LTC homes for recruitment has been great.”
Kevin Babulic from @champlainlhin : “Our homes have a challenge with the shortage of staff, materials, and resources. The openness of homes to share their resources, such as PPE, is an important step for us all supporting each other in long-term care.”
@RuthMcKM on #COVID19 challenges in long-term care: “When we have a resident test positive for #COVID19 in our older homes, it is difficult to isolate them because we simply don’t have the capacity. We& #39;re working to create more space and that includes addressing staffing needs.”
Raquel Meyer, Manager of @CLRI_LTC : "We need opportunities for centralized virtual training and mentoring of student new hires. We need to shift from reaction education, into proactive learning that shifts culture towards relational care.”
We are happy to have Matt Drown, Director of Community Connections @SchlegelVillage join us in the discussion to identify challenges experienced in long-term care homes and find solutions to the HR emergency.
Great contributions to our HR Emergency Task Force Session in long-term care home from Kathryn Sullivan, Senior Research and Policy Advisor from @CollegesOntario
Thank you to all participants of today’s HR Emergency Task Force session discussing the impact of staffing shortages on long-term care homes in Durham Region. We will continue to work together on creative solutions that lead to dedicated and high-quality resident care.
