Inside a Vernon, B.C. care centre’s struggle with a ‘critical’ nursing shortage
Davenport said Gateby is filling the gaps with staff redeployed from other areas and casual workers.
“We offer education on site, so what is great about that is they get to know the people and the sites. What we find is that we have such great residents and when you get to know them and you have that connection, you are then more likely to stay at the site that you did your practicum,” Davenport said.Davenport said coordinated education programs have already had an impact on care aide staffing and she believes it will start to help on the nursing side as well.
Indeed, a document about Pleasant Valley Manor in Armstrong, another Interior Health-operated long-term care facility, shows it was also seeing serious staffing challenges during a COVID-19 outbreak in September. “They may not have that cognitive ability to appreciate or understand what it means to isolate so we make sure that we have the staff to support them so we can ensure their safety,” said Davenport.
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