I am an RPN student who has just completed my first year. I signed on with Plan A Kingston/Quinte for a summer position with hopes of gaining lots of experience through multiple shifts at different LTC homes. COVD-19 changed that plan like it changed plans for so many people this summer. Just when things were looking …
Continue reading My Experience Working As A Member Of One Of Plan A’s COVID-Care Teams
I was introduced to Plan A by one of my peers who spoke highly of and strongly recommended the agency. As a novice nursing student, I was intrigued by an unconventional and unheard-of employment opportunity. I was extremely excited to start working for Plan A. After COVID delays and completion of the administrative paperwork, I …
Continue reading My Experience Working In A Long Term Care Home During The COVID-19 Pandemic
As a recent university graduate, COVID-19 took away a lot of what I was looking forward to. My last visits to my favourite shops and restaurants, final goodbyes to friends and classmates, and most of all a convocation ceremony. Having to move out of my apartment earlier than I expected to return to my home town …
Continue reading Navigating the World of COVID-19 as a Recent Graduate: A Thank You to Plan A
You don't often hear the stories of men working in the healthcare field. Even just trying to do some research and find inspiration for this piece, I found pages among pages of articles discussing the nuances of women in male-dominated fields. But nothing of the reverse. While my story may not be of triumph or …
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I absolutely love recruiting health care professionals that are willing to lend their talents to make a difference in our community. I love connecting with my community, learning from health care professionals, and hiring the very best staff for our partners. It has been an amazing opportunity and I am glad to be in a …
Did you know Dementia affects 1.1 million Canadians, either directly or indirectly and 16,000 of Canadians living with Dementia are under 65 years of age? That is not something I knew 3 years ago when my father – 62 years old at the time – was officially diagnosed with Dementia. While I myself was 29 …
It feels like just yesterday that our offices were told we would be working from home for a little while to do our part in minimizing the spread and threat of COVID-19. Fast forward to today, months later, where most of our province is still working from home but things are slowly getting back to “normal” — …
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has helped us to identify many of the cracks in our LTC system, but the one that stands out the most through it all has been staffing. Many of the LTC homes we’ve connected with over the course of our decade in operation have often said to us ‘we don’t …
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When I was young, I didn't expect my life to head in the direction of the health care and advocacy industries. I wasn't really certain of what career path I was going to choose, but one thing I always had was a strong, commanding voice that spoke with certainty. I always found myself in a leadership role, …
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Did you know the average office uses about 10,000 pages of paper every year? That’s the equivalent of 1 small tree. If every business went paperless, that could save entire forests! The eco-friendly benefit of going paperless is one of the reasons I decided to switch to a paperless business. While I’m all about doing …
Continue reading My Challenges Going Paperless In My Business & My New Goals
