Personal Support Worker Regulation in Ontario – Part 1

Currently, Personal Support Workers (PSWs) in Canada have not regulated healthcare workers unlike other disciplines such as nursing and doctors.  Rather, PSWs perform non-skilled, role tasks that are vital to patients’ care and are supervised by regulated health care workers. …

New Regulations for PSW Jobs in Long-Term Care Facilities

PSW jobs in long-term care facilities comprise more than half of the total home support worker jobs in Ontario. That’s approximately 57% of Personal Support Workers in Ontario.  As you know, Personal Support Worker has not regulated health professions or medical…