Viewing articles in the ‘Continuing Care’ topic.
February 4, 2015
EDMONTON – A hidden camera inside a long-term care room at the Kipnes Centre for Veterans in Edmonton has captured disturbing footage. Earlier this month, CBC News shared hidden camera footage showing a male patient pulling 89-year-old Eileen Adamson (pictured) out of her bed at the home run by CapitalCare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberta Health Services. Read More
January 21, 2015
TORONTO – Samsung Canada has announced a landmark partnership with Saint Elizabeth, one of the largest healthcare providers in Canada. More than 5,000 remote healthcare workers from coast to coast will be equipped with Samsung mobile technology devices, including Galaxy Tab S LTE connected tablets.
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January 21, 2015
TORONTO – AlayaCare Inc., a home healthcare software specialist, is announcing the rollout of a cloud-based platform which is set to revolutionize the home healthcare industry. The integrated end-to-end platform, which caters to homecare agencies and the needs of nurses and personal support workers, enables AlayaCare clients to enhance care to their patients.
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October 2, 2014
Provincial Long Term Care (PLTC) Homes, a privately owned group of five nursing homes in southern Ontario, has announced the rollout of a new app that allows family members and close friends of its residents to tap into the electronic charting system to keep track of how their loved ones are faring. Read More
August 6, 2014
TORONTO – The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) has introduced a Corporate Alliance Partnership (CAP) to provide companies with greater opportunities to partner with OLTCA throughout the year and to participate in events with member homes. Read More
July 7, 2014
Participants from seventeen countries logged into the International Psychogeriatric Association’s (IPA) first international webinar in April to hear experts from Baycrest Health Sciences discuss best practices for managing aggression and agitation in older adults with dementia. Read More
June 18, 2014
MARKHAM, Ont. – What good is a suggestion box if most of your 7,000 employees never come to the office and are spread across the country? Saint Elizabeth Health Care is the first Canadian healthcare organization to adopt SoapBox, a social media platform that allows its employees – most of whom are mobile workers – to suggest, discuss and vote on ideas to improve the services they deliver. Read More
June 16, 2014
CALGARY – A collaborative research project is using GPS technology to locate Albertans with cognitive impairment who have wandered or are lost. The Locator Device Project is currently under way in Calgary and Grande Prairie. Read More
June 4, 2014
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – PointClickCare has announced its enhanced senior care platform to help address the “Acuity Conundrum,” a term that highlights the challenges facing assisted-living providers supporting an increasing number of residents requiring more complex care. Read More
April 30, 2014
Guided by the belief that families are essential partners in their children’s care, the Children’s Treatment Network (CTN) of Simcoe York, located in southern Ontario, and KidsAbility in Waterloo Region and Guelph-Wellington, are launching exciting family portals with the assistance of Waterloo-based GoldCare. Read More