Over the summer months we have all been busy. Cottages, parties, camp ... Did your plans include your elderly loved ones? Did you read all those newsletters and publications on keeping your elders comfortable and safe in the heat?
I, personally, relied heavily on the fabulous Personal Support Workers that work with my beloved 95 year old grandmother to keep her safe and comfortable.
This got me thinking, are the private home care workers you hired up to date on their training? Who is making the standard of how often they should be re-trained? Did their school train them properly? Have standards changed since they were last certified? Whose to know?
If there were regulations on private home care we would have easy resources to answer all these questions. We would be assured that those looking after our elders are doing the best job possible. There would be a governing body that sets high standards that all Personal Support Workers and Personal Support Worker Organizations operating privately would have to abide by.
Someone told me recently, that Canadians are uneasy about paying for any form of health care. I guess it's because we are used to getting most of it for free. If the government supplied us with adequate resources then, perhaps, we wouldn't need to look elsewhere. Those who do are being punished by the government turning a blind eye on what is really happening out there. Does this mean that the ones that do pay for these services should suffer? I don't agree. Private day-cares are regulated. Why are our children protected but the elders are not?
Until this day comes, The Ontario Personal Support Worker Association is a wonderful resource for all those unanswered questions. http://www.opswa.com/
I've said it before and I'm going to say it again. When you hire an electrician you ask for their accreditation ... so please, when you hire a home care organization or private support worker ask to see their accreditation.
Take It Easy Home Care Inc. will continue to fight for regulations. If you support us ... please sign the petition. http://www.gopetition.com/petition/30982.html
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About Take It Easy Home Care
- Take It Easy Personal Concierge
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Take It Easy Personal Concierge is Toronto's premier luxury boutique concierge firm. We don't just run a business, we actively work to help our clients understand the true value of time. Our goal is to improve lives, have fun and rock out on a daily basis.
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