When a loved one loses their independence, it’s never easy for any family. But these days, it is harder than ever before to navigate the care options available for an aging individual. Families who organized Long Term Care for their parents, grandparents and loved ones in 2019 could have never known what would happen to …
Support Services Aides (SSAs) – A Welcome Addition to The A Team!
With the increased responsibilities brought upon the LTC sector with the declaration of a world-wide pandemic, it became apparent that a new solution was needed to come to light to alleviate some of the staffing shortages faced by our sector. As a staffing partner in LTC, we quickly understood that surviving these challenging times meant …
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Leading My Team Through Difficult Times
My name is Natalie Daoust. I am co-owner of Plan A Scarborough, but I am also a nurse in the ICU. During the first wave of the pandemic, I was also working on the frontlines and was able to understand the fears my Plan A staff were facing with all of the uncertainty that was …
Making it Through: Reflections One Year into the Pandemic
As I sit here on a Saturday morning having my coffee and enjoying the amazing view from my couch, I am reminded of how lucky my husband and I are to have a business that we can run and a job that I love. I have watched our friends and family have to close their …
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6 Lessons I’ve Learned as an Entrepreneur
Hello A Dot! It’s been a while, but I’m happy to be back. So much has happened since my last entry. An engagement, a pandemic, a marriage and baby number two, but that’s a story for another day. Today I want to talk about a few of the lessons that I’ve learned since becoming an entrepreneur. If you’re …
What it Means to Staff the Front Lines
As I sit here writing this, Ontario is preparing to enter a Stay at Home Order for the next 28 days. Ontario is seeing cases of COVID-19 surge. Hospitals are under more pressure now than they have been at any point in the past 12 months. Long Term Care is almost on its knees with how …
I Think I Need an 80s Christmas
Yes, that is definitely how I feel this year! Maybe it’s true that when you get older, the things that once mattered don’t really matter as much anymore. All I know is that I am really struggling to find that magic that this time of year used to bring me. Is it because the kids …
An Incredibly Uplifting & Rewarding Experience
I have been in the middle of COVID-19 since the start of the first wave. I am glad I decided to work in LTC homes during the most difficult times and when help is most crucial. I understand that many are afraid to work as they fear getting sick. I do believe that if the right PPE …
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I Will Always be Grammy’s Little Girl: The Reason My Job Means so Much
The #1 thing I ask myself when I'm hiring for LTC is "is this someone I would have wanted to take care of my grandmother?" About 3 months ago I got the job offer to work for Plan A. Within the same week, I also found out that my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer for …
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My Plan A Journey
For me, wanting to make a difference in the healthcare sector has always been a goal of mine. I first became interested in the healthcare field in university where I was a part of several clubs focused on healthcare for vulnerable groups. Here I learned about the different struggles people with disabilities, those without permanent …
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