/ Napanee Today
Mar 16, 2021 2:10 PM
Retirement homes in Greater Napanee, Madoc, Tamworth, Stirling, Marmora and Amherstview will receive an additional $223,780 to help cover costs associated with dealing with COVID-19. Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, Raymond Cho, says the additional funding will enable retirement homes to purchase more critical supplies like PPE, products to carry out deep cleaning, or to support more on-site testing to help further prevent and contain outbreaks.”
“The safety and protection of the seniors who live in our communities and the staff who provide their care are our number one priority,” says Cathy Hecimovich, Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA).
Package includes paid placement at seniors home
Author of the article: Monte Sonnenberg
Publishing date: Feb 01, 2021 • February 1, 2021 • 2 minute read • Krista Zilkey, Fanshawe College’s manager of continuing education and training in Simcoe, invites applicants to register for a free, 12-week online course leading to a career in food preparation in the province’s long-term care sector. Here, Zilkey is seen with local MPP Toby Barrett and Brant-Brantford MPP Will Bouma during last fall’s announcement of the $818,000 program. Monte Sonnenberg jpg, SR
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Opportunity knocks for anyone seeking an entry-level position in the hospitality industry.
The free, on-line course is offered by Fanshawe College in Simcoe and concludes with a paid, two-week placement at a long-term care home in Norfolk, Haldimand and Brant counties or in the Hamilton area.
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Son of retirement home resident wants more testing of workers
Power and Politics4 months ago
0:16Frank Glosnek, whose mother contracted COVID-19 in her Stratford, Ont., retirement home, wants regular testing made mandatory for all workers entering his mother s residence.0:16
The group representing retirement homes in Ontario is asking the province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all caregivers and support workers, guidance that is already in place for long-term care homes. It s about keeping our seniors safe, right at the end of the day, we want our seniors to be as safe as possible, said Cathy Hecimovich, CEO of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA), an advocacy group that represents retirement home operators.