Tag: #becausebccares

Ontario’s immersive training programs for PSWs a good model for B.C. #BecauseBCCares

CBC News recently published a story about a personal support worker program at Algonquin College in Ottawa that embeds students in a long-term care facility to give them real-world experience before they graduate. The eight-month program—the first of its kind at the college—allows students to try out their newly acquired skills sooner than they’d otherwise […]

Seniors’ care a career to bank on, says BC Care Providers

Reported by David Zura, Roundhouse Radio (Vancouver) Are you in the market for new skills training? Or perhaps you’re a young person getting ready to choose a career path? None of us are getting any younger and the BC Care Providers Association says they’re going to need more hands on deck. The organization represents the […]

CKNW Future of Work Series: Caring for the next generation of seniors

BCCPA CEO Daniel Fontaine was featured in a CKNW radio program discussing the growth in seniors care, which we originally posted last spring. We are re-posting the original program and full transcript as part of our #BecauseBCCares campaign. The following was prepared by reporter Tim Dickert. With more and more baby boomers entering their senior […]

BCCPA’s #BecauseBCCares campaign receives strong community response

On January 8th, BC Care Providers Association launched a new recruitment campaign that brings attention to untapped opportunities for careers in seniors’ care. The campaign, which focuses on job growth, job security and job diversity in the sector, has received a strong response from the community. The launch of #BecauseBCCares triggered record web traffic on BCCPA’s website, […]

Media Release: Critical Worker Shortages in Seniors Care Drive Recruitment Campaign

For immediate release #BecauseBCCares introduces job candidates to choices, training information Burnaby, BC (January 8, 2018) — BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA), the organization that represents the majority of non-government seniors’ care providers in British Columbia, today launched a new campaign that brings attention to the enormous opportunity for careers in seniors’ care, which has […]

Croll appointed new Health Human Resources Analyst for BCCPA

The BC Care Providers Association works actively to identify issues around the recruitment and retention of care providers in the province. To tackle all health human resource (HHR) issues affecting BCCPA members, as well as the broader continuing care sector, the BCCPA Board of Directors approved funding to create a new Health Human Resources Analyst […]

Health human resources hot topic at CEO’s Kelowna roundtable

We need to make health human resources a key priority. That was one of several issues raised in Kelowna this week by care providers who met with Daniel Fontaine, CEO for the BCCPA, as part of the BCCPA’s “Listening Tour” across the province. The meeting was generously hosted by Glenmore Lodge and participants included member […]

#CareToChat wrap up on health human resources

There was a full house at Terminal City Club for our latest Care to Chat panel, co-hosted by the BC Lower Mainland Chapter of the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL). This event focused on the challenges of Health Human Resources (HHR) in the continuing care sector, which is a timely discussion given that the […]

Op-ed: New Seniors’ Care Investments Must Address Human Resources Challenges

The article below was featured in the March 23, 2017 issue of The Vancouver Sun. By Jennifer Lyle The Government of British Columbia’s announcement of a plan to spend $500 million over the next four years to improve seniors’ care along with the significant investment in B.C.’s home care included in our new health funding agreement […]