Elder Care in Ontario is Broken, and Here’s One Way We Can Fix It
May 12, 2021 12:54 ET
|
Ontario Co-operative Association
GUELPH, Ontario, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the past few months, as more and more horror stories about our failed long term care homes have arose, one innovative group has been busy...
Ontario continues problematic PSW Wage Program instead of making permanent fixes to elder care – UFCW Locals 175 & 633 calls on the Ford government to make permanent improvements for all healthcare workers
March 18, 2021 21:14 ET
|
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier today, the Ontario government announced the continuation of the temporary wage bonus program of $3 per hour, for some Personal...
OHC Responds to Ford Government’s PSW Announcement with Incredulity: 373 PSWs for Long-Term Care Nowhere Near What is Needed
February 22, 2021 14:23 ET
|
Ontario Health Coalition
TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Ford government announced funding to train 373 new long-term care PSWs in Lanark and Renfrew, North Bay, Hamilton, Ottawa, the Greater Toronto...
PSW wage increase a good first step but UFCW Locals 175 & 633 calls on the Ford government to make permanent improvements for all healthcare workers
October 02, 2020 09:02 ET
|
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In an announcement made yesterday, Premier Ford detailed a plan to temporarily increase wages for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) working in...
Cutting Edge medical advancements in technology - MoviWearMed is geared to protect the most vulnerable population during Covid-19
June 19, 2020 08:00 ET
|
MoviWear
TORONTO, June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jacob Moshinsky, founder of MoviWear has once again created buzz, this time in the medical industry. MoviWearMed is a new medical platform that allows 24/7...
Government Continues to Stall on Implementing Necessary Reforms While COVID-19 Spreads Through Care Homes
April 23, 2020 11:36 ET
|
SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The health crisis currently facing care homes has been a disaster waiting to happen for years. Due to low average pay, care home workers often work in two...
“I am working as much as I can because the clients need us,” Workers going Non-Stop Following COVID-19 Outbreak at Participation House
April 15, 2020 16:44 ET
|
SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After months of inadequate Government action in containing the COVID-19 virus, Participation House Markham is reeling from a devastating COVID-19...