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A McMaster University study suggests an additional 6,800 PSWs will be needed in the years ahead to maintain current levels of home care.
BARRIE, ONT. -- Dozens of personal support workers in training at Georgian College will soon get to work months earlier than planned. They are enrolled in an accelerated PSW program funded by Queen's Park, which condenses eight months of learning into six months. In February, the government announced it would cover tuition and ancillary fees for PSW students to help with a staffing shortage across the province. There are about 40 PSW vacancies around Simcoe County right now. Many PSWs have left the field during the pandemic, and long-term care homes have been struggling to find enough...