--Apple-Mail-4FAC8F03-4BC1-41CB-BAF9-1542CC7E872E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Maria Licoudis, Registered Nurse, C.N.C.C, N.M.C Care Manager Home Care Assistance mlicoudis@homecareassistance.com www.homecareassitancemontreal.ca Office: 514-907-5065 Begin forwarded message: > From: Anna Watkins Porter > Date: October 25, 2017 at 7:26:50 PM GMT-4 > To: Maria Licoudis > Cc: Amelia Watkins > Subject: OT training for aides >=20 > Hi Maria-=20 >=20 > In addition to Amelia's concerns I am adding something here. >=20 > Your aides should be trained in occupational therapy - at a bare minimum t= hey should know the proper techniques for helping clients walk with walkers a= nd get in out of bed and chairs properly. I am shocked by what I saw. They c= laim to have these skills on their resume but don't. These are basic care gi= ving skills for working with elderly people or people with injuries. >=20 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DsNn-f7hcGBQ >=20 > They can watch this you tube video on bed transfers - there are hundreds o= f things like this but honestly they need to get proper training in person s= o they can help Pamela and other clients without injuring them. Brittany may= be willing to do some of this but I am very surprised to learn your aides d= on't have these basic skills. >=20 > They grab mum under the shoulders and pull on her when she is walking - bo= th of which are not proper techniques and can lead to further injury.=20 >=20 > Mum has a strong and weak side - all movements need to be carefully orches= trated so she is not further injured. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Anna >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-4FAC8F03-4BC1-41CB-BAF9-1542CC7E872E Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Maria Licoudis, Registered Nurse, C.N.C.C, N.M.C= Care Manager Home Care Assistance mlicoudis@homecareassistance.com www.homecareassitancemontr= eal.ca Office: 514-907-5065 Begi= n forwarded message: From: Anna Watkins Porter < ann= awatkinsporter@gmail.com > Date: October 25, 2017 at 7:26:50= PM GMT-4 To: Maria Licoudis < mlicoudis@homecareassistance.com > Cc: Am= elia Watkins < ameliagwatkins@= gmail.com > Subject: OT training for aides Hi Maria- = ; In addition to A= melia's concerns I am adding something here. Your aides should be trained in occupational therap= y - at a bare minimum they should know the proper techniques for helping cli= ents walk with walkers and get in out of bed and chairs properly. I am shock= ed by what I saw. They claim to have these skills on their resume but don't.= These are basic care giving skills for working with elderly people or peopl= e with injuries. https://www.youtube.com/= watch?v=3DsNn-f7hcGBQ They can watch this you tube video on bed transfers - there are hundreds o= f things like this but honestly they need to get proper training in person s= o they can help Pamela and other clients without