--0000000000002800a705f53df8b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Takeaways from meeting at Winston Park -Name tags and uniforms are mandated. -New regulation, Proof of Lift Training will be required for agency staff very soon -Staffing is their main issue. They ptoo to low in the retirement home and can't retain staff. ie a loyal 15yr Nurse who loved her job had to quit because she couldn't afford her mortgage in Kitchener anymore on her salary. -Just hired 30 staff since Jan. Based on soft skills and they are training them. (Hiring PSW with 0 PSW education.) -The new LTC building opens in April, most current retirement staff are moving over to the new LTC due to pay. -LTC has a different Union and contract so staff don't work between the LTC and retirement. -Retirement Charge Nurse $24/hr. They mainly use Mount Sinai Agency for Nursing staff. -*LTC PSW $24*. -*$20/hr for Dietary aid in LTC*. -Talked about the possibility of having our staff attend their Training, not PSW they assume they are already trained. -- Beth Sparrow Home Care Liaison / Business Development *Please note my email has changed:* beth.sparrow@TheKey.com (226) 771-9243 Direct (519) 954-2111 Office 24/7 coverage TheKey.com [image: TheKey] --0000000000002800a705f53df8b9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Takeaways from meeting at Winston Park -Name tags a= nd uniforms are mandated. -New regulation, Proof of Lift Training will = be required for agency staff very soon -Staffing is their main issue. Th= ey ptoo=C2=A0to low in the retirement home and can't retain=C2=A0staff.= ie a loyal 15yr Nurse who loved her job had to quit because she couldn'= ;t afford her mortgage in Kitchener anymore on=C2=A0her salary.=C2=A0 = -Just hired 30 staff since Jan. Based on soft skills and they are trai= ning them. (Hiring PSW with 0 PSW education.) -The new LTC buildi= ng opens in April, most=C2=A0current retirement staff are moving over to th= e=C2=A0new LTC due=C2=A0to pay. -LTC has a different Union and co= ntract so staff don't work between the LTC and retirement. =C2=A0 = -Retirement Charge Nurse $24/hr. They mainly use Mount Sinai Agency fo= r Nursing staff. - LTC PSW $24 .=C2=A0 - $20/hr = for Dietary aid in LTC . -Talked about the possibility of havi= ng our staff attend their Training, not PSW they assume they are already tr= ained. -- Beth Sparrow Home Care Liaison / Business Development Please note my email has changed: beth.sparrow@TheKey.com (226) 771-9243 Direct= (519) 954-2111 Off= ice 24/7 coverage TheKey.com <img src=3D"https= ://signature.thekey.com/img/tk_logo_byhca_sig.png" width=3D"160" height=3D"= 53" alt=3D"TheKey" style=3D"vertical-align:middle;border-style:none;max-wid= th:100%;margin:3